HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
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Rep. Darius K. Kila, Chair |
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Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Elle Cochran |
Rep. Tyson K. Miyake |
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Rep. Luke A. Evslin |
Rep. Christopher L. Muraoka |
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Rep. Lisa Kitagawa |
Rep. Elijah Pierick |
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Rep. Trish La Chica |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 6, 2025 |
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10:00 am |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 430 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Requires the Department of Transportation or appropriate county department when disposing of a deceased cat or dog from a public roadway to scan the animal for a microchip, record certain information, and report that information to the appropriate county animal services or animal service contractors. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO TRAFFIC CITATIONS. Requires police officers to send a carbon copy of a citation to the registered owner of a vehicle within a certain time frame after the citation is issued.
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RELATING TO CIVIL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. Makes the issuance or renewal of a civil identification card free of charge. Effective 6/30/25.
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Makes mandatory the suspension of the driver's license of a driver or registered owner of a vehicle for operating a motor vehicle without a motor vehicle insurance policy.
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Prohibits the issuance of a certificate of inspection for a moped or motor vehicle that has been altered, installed, or otherwise modified in any way which 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.
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RELATING TO MOPEDS. Increases the minimum age for moped operators from fifteen to sixteen years. Increases the minimum age requirement for individuals prohibited from operating a moped unless they wear a safety helmet from eighteen to twenty-one years.
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RELATING TO MOPED INSURANCE. Requires that moped operators carry an insurance policy by incorporating mopeds into the insurance laws governing motorcycles and motor scooters, including with respect to provisions concerning required licensure, the relationship with tort law, proof of insurance card, penalties, rate regulation, and minimum coverage levels. Makes conforming amendments.
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RELATING TO VEHICULAR PURSUIT. Establishes a vehicular pursuit policy for law enforcement agencies. Effective 7/1/2026.
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Increases the penalty for a third or subsequent offense of excessive speeding to a class C felony. Authorizes the court, as part of the person's sentencing for the third or subsequent offense, to order that the vehicle used by the person in the commission of the offense be subject to forfeiture.
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Establishes a statewide speed restriction for motor vehicles with three or more axles or motor vehicles weighing more than ten thousand pounds.
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Requires all skateboard users under the age of sixteen to wear a helmet while operating a skateboard.
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Renames the Electric Bicycle and Electric Moped Rebate Program to the Electric Mobility Device Rebate Program. Expands eligibility and amends the maximum rebate amount.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Darius Kila Chair |
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