STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1948

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1502

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1502, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Authorize the Department of Transportation to regulate the parking of shared cars at state airports;

(2) Authorize the counties to regulate the parking of shared cars on highways under their jurisdiction; and

(3) Amend the required coverage for shared cars that are made available through a peer-to-peer car sharing program.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Getaround, Turo, and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Association for Justice. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Office of Consumer Protection.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

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. 1502, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1502, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair