CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 24

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 1763
                                  H.D. 2
                                  S.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 1763, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BICYCLES,"

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 bill is to:

     (1) Require a child who is 12 or under to wear a bicycle
         helmet when the child is operating a bicycle or riding a
         restraining seat attached to a bicycle;

     (2) Prohibit a person who provides bicycles for hire from
         renting a bicycle to any person failing to comply with
         the bicycle helmet requirement for children; and


 
 
 
 
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     (3) Establish a $25 fine for violation of the bicycle helmet
         requirement.  The fines collected are to go to the state
         general fund.

     Your Committee finds that the use of bicycle helmets
improves child safety while bicycling.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1) Changing the age requirement to under 16 years of age;

     (2) Clarifying that the bicycle helmet must be tested by a
         nationally recognized agency and is designed to protect
         against head trauma;

     (3) Clarifying that the parent or legal guardian of a child
         violating the bicycle helmet requirement will be liable
         for paying the fine;

     (4) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2001.

     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 H.B. No. 1763, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 1763, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE SENATE          ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair             KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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MATT MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair           ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair