STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 383
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: H.B. No. 102
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 102 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to prohibit the issuance of a certificate of inspection for a moped or motor vehicle that has been altered, installed, or otherwise modified in any way that will noticeably increase the noise emitted by the motor vehicle or moped above that emitted by the motor vehicle or moped as equipped from the factory.
Your
Committee finds that excessive noise from modified vehicle and moped mufflers
has become a growing nuisance, negatively affecting the quality of life in
Hawaii's communities. This measure
addresses altered or modified mufflers that noticeably increase noise, thereby
promoting quieter and safer roadways.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Establishing an exception for motorcycles and mopeds that do not exceed certain federal regulations;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) 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 H.B. No. 102, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 102, 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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____________________________ DARIUS KILA, Chair |
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