STAND. COM. REP. NO. 378-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1981

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1981, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to specify that a portion of the revenues collected from traffic violations shall be disbursed to the county that enforced the violation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one member of the Kauaʻi County Council; one member of the Maui County Council; one member of the City and County of Honolulu; Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu; Kauaʻi Police Department; Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization; and Ulupono Initiative.

Your Committee finds that while the counties are responsible for the enforcement of traffic violations, revenues accrued from violations and parking tickets are paid solely to the State. Your Committee further finds that disbursing a percentage of all revenue collected for traffic violations to the county that enforced the violation provides an equitable way to share the responsibility of maintaining public safety for residents and visitors between the State and counties and will assist the counties in ensuring the State's roads and highways are safe and unobstructed.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1981, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair