CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 4

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1528

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and 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. 1528, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

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 that all traffic offenses and violations under the statewide traffic code are treated as traffic violations, not convictions.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure would affirm that traffic offenses are infractions, and therefore are deemed civil rather than criminal matters.  This measure is in keeping with Hawaii appellate case law.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date from July 1, 2020, to upon its 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. 1528, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1528, 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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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair

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TOMMY WATERS, Co-Chair

 

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CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair