STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3689

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2491

H.D. 2

S.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 Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2491, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend existing state law to adopt federal penalties for commercial driver's license violations.

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

Your Committee finds that special penalties related to commercial motor vehicle employer and driver out-of-service violations and railroad-highway grade crossing violations are inadequate according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Your Committee further finds that failure to comply with federal regulations may jeopardize funding Hawaii currently receives from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This measure will improve roadway safety within the State by adopting federal penalties for commercial driver's license violations.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

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 H.B. No. 2491, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2491, H.D. 2, S.D. 1.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair