STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2472

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2539

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2539 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to make the registered owner of a vehicle that is in violation of stop, stand, or park requirements liable for any penalty.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and one individual.

Your Committee finds that illegal parking on highways can lead to accessibility and safety problems. While existing statutes provide for a person committing a violation of stopping, standing, or parking requirement to be held responsible for illegal parking, enforcement of those statutes can be challenging. This measure places responsibility for violations on the registered owner of the vehicle, which makes enforcement less challenging and deters potential violators.

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. 2539 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair