STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1484

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

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

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to increase from three to four,
the age under which children are required to be properly
restrained in a child passenger seat when being transported in a
motor vehicle.

     Your Committee finds that this measure reflects the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's standards and
recommendations, and will improve highway safety for young
children.  Under current law, a three year old child may legally
ride in a car restrained only by a standard motor vehicle seat
belt, although such seat belts are designed for much larger
adults.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation, the Department of Health, the
Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii State Commission on
Persons with Disabilities, the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition,
and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your

 
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Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1,
H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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