STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3666

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2071

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2071, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHOTO RED LIGHT IMAGING DETECTOR SYSTEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Provide that any photo red light imaging detector system's clear and unobstructed recorded image of a motor vehicle license plate shall be prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle to which the license plate is attached is the motor vehicle for which the license plate was issued; and

(2) Require the State, the county, or the State's or county's third-party contractor to implement a process to record the date on which the summons or citation was submitted to the post office, which shall be prima facie evidence of the date the summons or citation was submitted to the post office.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and Disability and Communication Access Board.

Your Committee finds that vehicles that fail to stop for a red light pose a danger to pedestrians and other motorists. Your Committee further finds that pedestrians with certain disabilities, such as vision impairments or mobility issues, and children, who are less visible to drivers, are especially at risk. This measure will allow for increased enforcement to make the State's roadways safer and hold individuals accountable for failing to stop for a red light.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2071, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2071, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair