THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Senator Chris Lee, Chair

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 11, 2021

TIME:

3:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

 

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A G E N D A

 

SB 23

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY.

Repeals vehicle license recovery fees.

 

TRS, CPN/WAM

SB 768

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.

Requires lessors of rental motor vehicles to incorporate zero-emissions vehicles into their rental motor vehicle fleets.

 

TRS, CPN

SB 434

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES.

Allows the director of finance of a county to require payment of outstanding charges owed to the county for the towing, removal, or disposal of an abandoned or derelict vehicle within the county before issuing a motor vehicle certificate of registration.

 

Pending Re-referral to:

TRS, JDC

SB 432

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES.

Requires a motor vehicle transferor, or the transferor's representative, and transferee to appear in person to execute the transfer of a motor vehicle.  Subjects motor vehicle transferors to certain fees previously assessed on motor vehicle transferees.

 

TRS, JDC

SB 756

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances to enforce section 291-71, HRS, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with its requirements or make reasonable efforts to maintain electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in working order.  Clarifies that certain enforcement officers may enter private property to enforce EV parking space violations.  Requires new EV charging systems installed pursuant to the EV charging system requirement to be at least Level 2 and internet-capable.

 

Pending Re-referral to:

TRS, JDC

SB 908

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Extends the renewal period from two years to four years for licensees who are seventy-two years of age or older but younger than eighty years of age; provided their driving record does not include two or more moving traffic violation convictions after the licensee attained the age of seventy-two years.  Defines moving traffic violation.

 

TRS, JDC

SB 1011

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HIGHWAY WIDENING.

Appropriates funds to the department of transportation to widen Queen Kaahumanu highway and Kuakini highway between Henry street and Kamehameha III road on the island of Hawaii.

 

TRS, WAM

SB 155

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PEER-TO-PEER CAR-SHARING.

Authorizes peer-to-peer car-sharing.  Establishes the peer-to-peer car sharing surcharge tax.

 

TRS, JDC/WAM

SB 770

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES.

Establishes requirements and permitting procedures for transportation network companies operating in the State. Makes permanent insurance requirements for transportation network companies and transportation network drivers.  Repeals sunset date of Act 236 (2017).

 

TRS, CPN

SB 251

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES.

Makes permanent insurance requirements for transportation network companies and transportation network company drivers.

 

TRS, CPN

 

 

 

 

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Senator Chris Lee

Chair