CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 9

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 76

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 76, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to clarify the penalties for motor vehicle size and weight violations.

The law currently provides that fines for violating vehicle size requirements; vehicle gross weight, axle, and wheel load requirements; or any exceptions to the vehicle requirements, shall be no more than $600 and no less than the amounts set forth in section 291-37, Hawaii Revised Statutes. This measure removes the $600 "maximum fine" requirement for first violations.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making a conforming amendment in terminology relating to the fine; and

(2) Changing the effective date to upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 76, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 76, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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Joseph M. Souki, Co-Chair

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Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

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Sylvia Luke, Co-Chair

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Will Espero, Co-Chair

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Marilyn B. Lee, Co-Chair

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Ron Menor, Co-Chair