STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3226

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2071

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 2071, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHOTO RED LIGHT IMAGING DETECTOR SYSTEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Provide that any photo red light imaging detector system's clear and unobstructed recorded image of a motor vehicle license plate shall be prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle to which the license plate is attached is the motor vehicle for which the license plate was issued; and

(2) Require the State, the county, or the State's or county's third-party contractor to implement a process to record the date on which the summons or citation was submitted to the post office, which shall be prima facie evidence of the date the summons or citation was submitted to the post office.

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

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that vehicles that fail to stop for a red light pose a danger for all pedestrians, especially pedestrians with certain disabilities. Additionally, children, who are less visible to drivers are also at risk. This measure will make the State's roadways safer for pedestrians by allowing photo red light imaging detector systems to be used as prima facie evidence.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2071, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair