STAND. COM. REP. NO.  881

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 154

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 154 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance the law pertaining to persons operating a motor vehicle with a high blood alcohol level by:

     (1)  Clarifying the term "highly intoxicated driver";

     (2)  Establishing evidence and sentencing parameters for highly intoxicated drivers; and

     (3)  Establishing minimum and maximum administrative license revocation periods for highly intoxicated drivers.

     The Department of Transportation, City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, GEICO, MADD-Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 154, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 154, H.D. 1.

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

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair