STAND. COM. REP. NO.  80-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1509

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1509 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to make the use of a mobile device while operating a motor vehicle a traffic infraction, delete the penalty provisions to this violation, and make violations subject to a fine of not less than $150.

 

     The Department of Transportation testified in opposition of this measure.  The State of Hawaii Judiciary provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Raising the amount of the fine to not less than $250; and

 

     (2)  Specifying that fines imposed and collected for violations of the electronic device law be deposited into the State Highway Fund.

 

     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. 1509, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1509, 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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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair