STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1788
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: S.B. No. 587
S.D. 2
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 Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 587, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to enhance the existing noisy exhaust pipe and muffler laws by:
(1) Increasing the fines that may be issued for violation of noisy exhaust pipe and muffler laws; and
(2) Authorizing enforcement officers to conduct examinations and inspections if the officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle's excessively noisy muffler is evidence of a violation.
Your Committee finds that noisy exhaust pipes and mufflers on motorcycles, mopeds, and motor vehicles cause unnecessary disturbance to the public. This measure seeks to address excessive noise emitted by exhaust pipes and mufflers, in violation of existing laws, through the increased deterrent of higher fines and increased enforcement mechanisms.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 587, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 587, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair |
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