STAND. COM. REP. NO.  61

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 325

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 325 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to deter people from driving while intoxicated by amending the fines for certain convictions relating to operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.

 

     The Department of Transportation, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii, Hawaii Partnership to Prevent Underage Drinking, Strategic Highway Safety Plan, and two concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Honolulu Police Department opposed this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by increasing the minimum fine for the first, second, and third offense convictions of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant to $500, $1000, and $1500 respectively.

 

     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. 325, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 325, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair