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HI HCR180

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2010

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Marumoto

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Health to gather annual state statistics on deaths and injuries related to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Hawaii.

  • Directs the Department of Health to request ATV-related death and injury statistics from hospitals, clinics, and private physicians.

  • Requires the Department of Health to report current and past statistics to the Legislature and recommend appropriate legislation to prevent ATV deaths and injuries.

  • Notes that Hawaii, Mississippi, Montana, Wyoming, and Washington D.C. are the only areas without safety laws pertaining to ATVs, while Hawaii has had 14 ATV-related deaths from 1982 through 2007.

  • Requires certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Department of Health Director and relevant medical associations.

Legislative Description

ATV injuries; report.

Last Action

(H) Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 45

3/10/2010

Committee Referrals

Health3/10/2010

Full Bill Text

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