STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1227-22

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2022

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2118

      S.D. 1

      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 Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2118, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the driver of a moped to be in immediate possession of a valid driver's license or instruction permit at all times.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and Honolulu Police Department.

 

     Your Committee finds that existing state laws have created confusion regarding license requirements for moped operation on public roadways.  This measure clarifies that an operator of a moped shall be required to have in their immediate possession their current driver's license or instruction permit at all times, making it easier for law enforcement to determine who can legally operate a moped on the roadways.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2118, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2118, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair