STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2600

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2308

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 S.B. No. 2308 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPEEDING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish additional fines and penalties for convictions of speeding in a school zone.

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

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that a study published in 2022 found that Hawaii ranked in the top ten nationwide for poor driving, analyzing statistics including speeding tickets, accidents, DUIs, and citations. Your Committee further finds that more is needed to create safe streets and reverse the trend of increased accidents and fatalities. Through establishing additional fines, this measure will encourage responsible driving in school zones.

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 S.B. No. 2308 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