STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 281
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: H.B. No. 822
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 Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 822 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Require motorcycles receive safety inspections once every ten years instead of once every twelve months;
(2) Require the Department of Transportation to adopt rules to increase to $75 the inspection fee for motorcycles; and
(3) Establish a two-year moratorium on motorcycle certificates of inspection requirements.
Your Committee finds that motorcycles do have components that need to be replaced on a more regular basis than cars. Your Committee further finds that motorcycles are also more likely to be repaired after an accident without being declared a "Total Loss". Therefore, while the current yearly inspections may sometimes be more often than necessary, your Committee believes that the ten years provided in this measure is too long.
Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the certification from once every ten years to once every two years;
(2) Changing the inspection fee from $75 to $25;
(3) Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 822, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 822, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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____________________________ CHRIS TODD, Chair |
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