CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 73-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2342

S.D. 2

H.D. 3

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2342, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Amend the penalties for violations of certain traffic laws and required motor vehicle insurance minimums;

(2) Establish primary and optional coverage requirements for U-drive motor vehicle insurance policies;

(3) Establish disclosure requirements for U-drive motor vehicle insurance policies;

(4) Amend the required coverage for shared cars that are made available through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program during the car-sharing period; and

(5) Require the Insurance Commissioner to solicit rate filings from motor vehicle insurers.

Your Committee on Conference finds that traffic fatalities, injuries, and violations committed by repeat offenders have increased in the State. This measure amends the penalties for repeated driving without motor vehicle liability insurance to deter repeat offenders and increases required motor vehicle insurance minimums to provide greater coverage to drivers.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language that would have amended penalties for repeated traffic violations, reckless driving violations, and excessive speeding violations;

(2) Increasing penalties for repeatedly driving without motor vehicle liability insurance to $2,000;

(3) Clarifying required motor vehicle policy coverage minimums, effective January 1, 2026;

(4) Deleting all language regarding U-drive motor vehicle insurance policies;

(5) Deleting language that would have amended the required coverage for shared cars that are made available through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program during the car-sharing period;

(6) Clarifying the required coverage for shared cars that are made available through a peer-to-peer car-sharing program during the car-sharing period;

(7) Making conforming amendments;

(8) Amending section 1 to reflect its amended purpose;

(9) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2024; and

    (10) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2342, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2342, S.D. 2, H.D. 3, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair
____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
	____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair