STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1687-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 152

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 152, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require a rear-facing child passenger restraint system with harness that meets federal motor vehicle safety standards at the time of manufacture, for child passengers under two years of age;

(2) Amend other requirements relating to the restraint of child passengers under ten years of age;

(3) Repeal exceptions for child passenger restraint compliance; and

(4) Increase certain fines for violations of the child passenger restraint law.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Safe Kids Hawai‘i, Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition, and AAA Hawai‘i. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii Association for Justice and Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, Inc.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 152, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair