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HI SCR185

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/3/2018

Primary Sponsor

Lorraine Inouye

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges statewide support for traffic safety legislation to reduce motor vehicle fatalities and injuries in Hawaii, which recorded 517 deaths from 2013-2017.

  • Supports establishing an in-state drug testing lab to test blood samples from motor vehicle crash victims for alcohol and drugs, eliminating current delays from out-of-state testing.

  • Encourages allowing county police departments to receive a portion of citation fines for increased county enforcement efforts, equipment purchases, and training.

  • Supports strengthening child passenger restraint laws by extending booster seat age requirements, and providing stronger penalties for seat belt law violations.

  • Calls for establishing a marijuana education program to inform the public about risks of impaired driving from edible marijuana products.

Legislative Description

Urging Statewide Support For Traffic Safety Legislation To Reduce Motor Vehicle Fatalities And Injuries.

Traffic Safety

Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Lowen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Nakamura, Quinlan, Tokioka excused (7).

4/16/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance4/16/2018
Transportation4/4/2018
Transportation and Energy3/16/2018

Full Bill Text

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