SB 2951

RELATING TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 2610

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: COUNTY GOVERNMENT, EVIDENCE, MOTOR VEHICLES, POLICE, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, TRAFFIC SAFETY

Report Title: Traffic Accidents

Description: Required Hawaii courts to accept police use of computer analysis of conventional and electronic photographs to measure distances and dimensions of physical evidence at the scene of traffic accidents.

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        S Referred to 1. TIA 2. JDC                                
 1-31-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by TIA on 02-03-00 at
                  1:30 p.m. in conference room 212
 2- 3-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-10-00 at 1:30 p.m.         
                  in conference room 212.
 2-10-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-17-00 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 212.
 2-17-00        S The committee on TIA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-17-00        S The votes in TIA were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kawamoto, Bunda, Buen, Inouye; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Iwase, Taniguchi; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) D. Ige,        
                  Slom
 2-18-00        S Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2326) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to JDC
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to JDC.
 2-23-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-29-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 3- 3-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 3- 3-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson