STAND. COM. REP. NO. 847

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1056

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. 1056 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to clarify that the engineering study required prior to the setting of a maximum speed limit shall not apply to reductions of speed limits.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Bikeshare Hawaii, and Hawaii Bicycling League.

Your Committee finds that the safety of all roadway users is of paramount importance. Speed limits alert all motorists to safe speeds on roadways, particularly in residential areas or high traffic thoroughfares that are also shared with pedestrians and bicyclists. This measure prioritizes the protection of all roadway users to reflect responsibility and safety.

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. 1056 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair