Bill Text: HI HB1743 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Driver Licensing
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-04 - (S) Act 010, 4/4/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1110). [HB1743 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-HB1743-Amended.html
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2838
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 1743
Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui
President of the Senate
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation and International Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1743 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to increase the maximum gross vehicle weight rating of vehicles that a category (3) licensee may operate to eighteen thousand pounds.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii Transportation Association, and Penske Truck Leasing.
Your Committee finds that manufacturers of trucks have increased the gross vehicle weight rating of their vehicles due to engine upgrades mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency and heavier duty brakes and suspension to make the vehicles safer and easier to operate. As no noticeable handling or maneuverability differences have been noted as a result of the increased weight rating, your Committee finds that the maximum weight rating for vehicles covered by a category (3) license should be increased accordingly.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1743, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and International Affairs,
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____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair |
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