STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3071

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2812

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2812 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Require testing of driver license applicants on the dangers that large motor vehicles present to pedestrians and bicyclists; and

(2) Require persons who commit the offense of excessive speeding or habitually driving while intoxicated to pass the driver license examination for each offense.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, and two individuals.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu.

Your Committee finds that educating and testing drivers on the dangers that larger vehicles present to pedestrians and cyclists is a crucial step in raising awareness and promoting safer driving behaviors. Additionally, requiring re-examination for high-risk drivers convicted of excessive speeding or habitually driving under the influence would serve as an effective deterrent and educational tool that ensures these high-risk drivers demonstrate their knowledge and ability to operate a vehicle safely before regaining their driving privileges. This measure will educate motorists and ensure that high-risk drivers are held accountable to promote road safety.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the reexamination of drivers who commit the offense of excessive speeding or habitually driving while intoxicated shall be ordered by the court and conducted in the manner and within the time ordered;

(2) Amending section 1 to reflect its amended purpose; and

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

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 S.B. No. 2812, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2812, S.D. 1.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair