STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2159

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2318
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2318 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE REVOCATION OF
     DRIVER'S LICENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to amend the law relating to
administrative revocation of driver's licenses to include
revocation of all motor vehicle registrations issued to a driver
who has been convicted of a previous violation of driving under
the influence of intoxicating liquor or habitually driving under
the influence of liquor or drugs.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Judiciary, Prosecuting Attorney and the Department of Customer
Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Honolulu Police
Department, and MADD.  Testimony was received in opposition from
the Department of Transportation who requested that it be
deferred because of an administration measure they prefer.

     Your Committee finds that section 5 of the federal TEA-21
Restoration Act encourages states to enact repeat intoxicated
driver laws.  Failure to enact these laws will result in a
reduction of federal highway funds.  This measure will keep
federal aid highway funds secure by establishing stronger repeat
intoxicated sanctions, primarily the termination of motor vehicle
registration of the intoxicated driver.


 
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     Your Committee has amended this measure by clarifying that
an administrative revocation means the termination of the
registration of all motor vehicles registered to the arrestee.
Your Committee has also amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive changes for clarity and consistency and to reflect
preferred drafting style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2318, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2318, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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