STAND. COM. REP. NO. 319

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1064

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1064 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to prohibit the sale of any new tire that was manufactured six years prior to the date of the sale of the tire.

 

     This measure applies to sales by any:

 

     (1)  Business selling tires, whether selling tires exclusively or with other merchandise;

 

     (2)  New or used motor vehicle dealer; or

 

     (3)  Gasoline dealer, dealer retail station, or independent retail station, as defined by law.

 

     A fine of not more than $1,000 for each tire sold in violation of this measure is provided.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from two individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

 

     News reports indicate that tires from four to fourteen years old were being sold by retailers and tire stores, which prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a consumer advisory warning in 2008 to warn motorists that out-of-date tires, seemingly new, can lead to catastrophic failure.

    

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii's roads and highways, with frequent stop and go traffic and hot asphalt or concrete, are particularly harsh on tire wear and tear.  The imposition of a tire expiration date will prevent the sale of out-of-date tires, thus promoting motor vehicle safety on Hawaii roads and highways statewide. 

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the penalty for a violation to $100.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1064, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1064, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations.

 

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

 

 

 

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair