STAND. COM. REP. NO.  175

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 76

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 76 entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to increase public safety on Hawaii's roadways by establishing a fine of $150 for various traffic-control signal violations by drivers of a motor vehicle.

 

     Although no testimony was received in either support of or opposition to this bill, the safety of our roadways is of paramount importance and this measure may act as a deterrent to traffic-control signal violations by motorists.  As such, your Committee finds that this measure deserves further consideration.

 

     Your Committee also notes that funding may be necessary to carry out the intent of this Act.  Therefore, your Committee has amended this bill by inserting an unspecified amount of general fund monies to be used by the Judiciary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

 

     Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity, consistency, and style.


 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 76, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 76, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair