HB 1933 Summary

• Establishes a sobriety checkpoint special fund administered by the Department of Transportation and disbursed to county law enforcement agencies for staffing sobriety checkpoints and processing arrested persons.

• Increases the state vehicle registration fee from $46 to $47 annually, with $1 of each registration fee deposited into the sobriety checkpoint special fund.

• Fund revenues include $1 per motor vehicle registration, legislative appropriations, public and private partner contributions, interest earnings, and other sources.

• Appropriates unspecified amounts from the sobriety checkpoint special fund as grants-in-aid to Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai police departments for sobriety checkpoint staffing in fiscal year 2024-2025.

• Effective July 1, 3000, except Part II (alternative fuel vehicle definition change) takes effect July 1, 2025.