STAND. COM. REP. NO.688-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2580

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2580 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to distinguish the examination, licensing, and operation of mopeds from motor scooters by adding a moped class to the list of categories of motor vehicles.

The Department of Transportation testified in support of this bill.

Currently, persons may use mopeds to meet the licensing requirements in section 286-102, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for motor scooters. This measure would distinguish mopeds as class 1 vehicles and motor scooters and motorcycles as class 2 vehicles. Your Committee finds that this measure will conform licensing requirements to the definitions of mopeds, motor scooters, and motorcycles found in section 286-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2580 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair