Bill Text: HI SB2806 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To Vehicles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-15 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. [SB2806 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2806-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2806
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO VEHICLES.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 286-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

     "(a)  All-terrain vehicles and utility-terrain vehicles may be operated on a street, as defined in section 291C-1; provided that the all-terrain vehicle or utility-terrain vehicle is:

     (1)  Used as farm equipment, or used by a city, county, or state worker while acting within the scope of that person's official duties;

     (2)  Operated by a person who holds a current category (3) driver's license under section 286-102 or a commercial driver's license under part XIII;

     (3)  Driven on streets [that are no more than two lanes,] with posted speed limits of [no] not more than [thirty-five] forty-five miles per hour;

     (4)  Used to travel between properties zoned for agriculture, or used by a city, county, or state worker while acting within the scope of that person's official duties to travel between properties under the jurisdiction of the city, county, or State;

     (5)  Used in counties with populations of less than five hundred thousand residents; and

     (6)  Driven on streets during daylight hours; provided further that all-terrain vehicles may be driven on streets during evening and night hours only if equipped with headlights and tail lights; provided further that while in operation, any operator and passenger of an all-terrain vehicle or utility-terrain vehicle [shall] may wear a safety helmet with a securely fastened chin strap that meets the specifications and requirements established by rules adopted by the director.

     (b)  For purposes of this section:

     "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:

     (1)  Is designed for off-highway operation by a single operator carrying no more than one passenger, if so designed as provided in paragraph (5) of this definition;

     (2)  Is fifty inches or less in width;

     (3)  Has an unladen weight of nine hundred pounds or less;

     (4)  Is suspended on three or more tires;

     (5)  Has a single seat designed to be straddled by the operator, or a single seat designed to be straddled by the operator and a seat for not more than one passenger sitting behind the operator; and

     (6)  Has handlebars for steering control.

     "Farm equipment" refers to any kind of machinery used on a farm to help with farming, including but not limited to a tractor, cultivator, plow, all-terrain vehicle, or utility-terrain vehicle.

     "Utility-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:

     (1)  Is designed to be operated off highway;

     (2)  Is sixty inches or less in width;

     (3)  Has an unladen weight of one thousand three hundred pounds or less;

     (4)  Is suspended on four to six tires;

     (5)  Has a steering wheel for steering control;

     (6)  Is equipped with roll-over protection;

     (7)  Accommodates one driver and one passenger sitting side-by-side[;], and up to six people in seat belts; and

     (8)  Is equipped with seat belts for driver and passenger protection."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 

 

 

Report Title:

All-Terrain Vehicles; Highways; Drivers; Equipment

 

Description:

Allows all-terrain vehicle to drive on streets with posted speed limits of not more than 45 miles per hour.  Allows all-terrain vehicles to drive in the evening and night if they are equipped with headlights and tail lights.  Allows drivers of all-terrain vehicles to wear a safety helmet with a securely fastened chin strap.  Includes in the definition of "utility-terrain vehicle" a motor vehicle that accommodates one driver and one passenger sitting side-by-side, and up to 6 people in seat belts.  Takes effect 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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