STAND. COM. REP. NO. 874

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1405

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1405 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require vehicle weights to be consistent with federal weight limits with respect to the legal limits for gross vehicle weight and axle loads traveling on all public roadways.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation.

Your Committee finds that thousands of travelers utilize state transportation infrastructure daily. While the State has commenced some work on modernization of new and existing infrastructure, there are some roadways that are aging and require improvements to ensure the safety of roadway users. Additionally, because motor vehicles of varying weights utilize state roadways daily, vehicle weight limit enforcement allows the State to adequately preserve roadway and bridge infrastructure. This measure ensures the longevity of the State's roadways while also enforcing vehicle weight limits that may adversely impact fragile infrastructure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 S.B. No. 1405, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1405, S.D. 1.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair