STAND. COM. REP. NO. 841

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 541

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 541, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require vehicle safety inspections to include inspections for compliance with proper head lamp requirements and specifications.

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

Your Committee finds that motor vehicle head lamps are among the most important devices that ensure safety for drivers and pedestrians during nighttime driving and inclement weather conditions. Your Committee further finds that improperly maintained or installed head lamps create a significant hazard for other drivers and pedestrians. This measure provides a mechanism to validate that motor vehicles have head lamps with the specifications necessary for safe operation on the State's roadways.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 541, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair