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HI SR94

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/31/2021

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Fevella

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Governor, Department of Transportation, Department of Health, and county police departments to develop an expanded statewide public awareness campaign about Hawaii's "move over law" codified in section 291C-27, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

  • Requires drivers to slow down to a reasonable speed and change lanes when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle, a law enacted in 2012 following two officer deaths.

  • Notes that more than 150 law enforcement officers were struck and killed by vehicles between 1997 and 2019 according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

  • Cites a 2019 incident where a tow truck driver was struck and killed on the H-2 freeway, demonstrating ongoing noncompliance with the move over law.

  • Directs certified copies of the resolution be sent to the Governor, Director of Transportation, Director of Health, and police chiefs of Honolulu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties.

Legislative Description

Urging The Governor, Department Of Transportation, Department Of Health, And Police Department Of Each County, To Develop An Expanded Statewide Public Awareness Campaign To Educate The Public About The State's "move Over Law".

Education

Last Action

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-21-21.

6/21/2021

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/16/2021

Full Bill Text

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