Bill Text: HI SB2739 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Transportation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-24 - Referred to TCA, JDC. [SB2739 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2739-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"§286- Electric
rickshaws. (a)
Every electric rickshaw, as described in paragraph (3) of the definition
of "motorcycle" in section 286-2, operated in the State shall be
registered as a motor vehicle as provided in section 286-41.
(b) No person shall operate an electric rickshaw
on a public street, road, or highway in the State unless the person possesses a
valid type 3 driver's license pursuant to section 286-102(b)(3) and the
electric rickshaw has been duly registered pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Any occupant of an electric rickshaw not
equipped with a front windshield shall wear eye protection.
(d) Each occupant of an electric rickshaw shall
comply with the seat belt requirements under section 291-11.6.
SECTION 2. Section 286-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "motorcycle" to read as follows:
""Motorcycle" means:
(1) Every motor vehicle that has a
handlebar and seating that requires the operator to straddle or sit astride on
it and is designed to travel on no more than three wheels in contact with the
ground, but excludes a farm tractor and a moped; [or]
(2) Every motor vehicle that has a steering
wheel or handlebar and seating that does not require the operator to straddle
or sit astride on it, is designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the
ground, and is called an autocycle, which is certified by the manufacturer to
comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as of the
date of manufacture[.]; or
(3) Every
motor vehicle that has a handlebar as its steering mechanism and seating that
does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride on the seating; is
designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the ground; exclusively uses
a motor operated by electricity that produces zero greenhouse gas emissions; is
called an electric rickshaw, which is certified by the manufacturer to comply
with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as of the date of
manufacture; is capable of reaching a maximum speed of fifty-five miles per
hour; has an overall gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less; and is equipped with
seating for one driver and six passengers."
SECTION 3. Section 286-102, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) A person operating the following category or combination of categories of motor vehicles shall be examined as provided in section 286-108 and duly licensed by the examiner of drivers:
(1) Mopeds;
(2) Motorcycles,
except for autocycles as described in paragraph (2) of the definition of "motorcycle"
in section 286-2[,] and electric rickshaws as described in paragraph
(3) of the definition of "motorcycle" in section 286-2, and motor
scooters;
(3) Passenger
cars of any gross vehicle weight rating, buses designed to transport fifteen or
fewer occupants, trucks and vans having a gross vehicle weight rating of
eighteen thousand pounds or less, [and] autocycles as described in
paragraph (2) of the definition of "motorcycle" in section 286-2[;],
and electric rickshaws as described in paragraph (3) of the definition of
"motorcycle" in section 286-2; and
(4) All of the motor vehicles in category (3) and any vehicle that is not a commercial motor vehicle.
A school bus or van operator shall be properly licensed to operate the category of vehicles that the operator operates as a school bus or van and shall comply with the standards of the department of transportation as provided by rules adopted pursuant to section 286-181."
SECTION 4. Section 291C-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "motorcycle" to read as follows:
""Motorcycle" means [every
motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to
travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground but excludes a
farm tractor and a moped.]:
(1) Every motor vehicle that has a handlebar and seating that requires the operator to straddle or sit astride on it and is designed to travel on no more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excludes a farm tractor and a moped;
(2) Every motor vehicle that has a steering wheel or handlebar and seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride on it, is designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the ground, and is called an autocycle, which is certified by the manufacturer to comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as of the date of manufacture; or
(3) Every
motor vehicle that has a handlebar as its steering mechanism and seating that
does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride on the seating; is
designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the ground; exclusively uses
a motor operated by electricity that produces zero greenhouse gas emissions; is
called an electric rickshaw, which is certified by the manufacturer to comply
with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as of the date of
manufacture; is capable of reaching a maximum speed of fifty-five miles per
hour; has an overall gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less; and is equipped with
seating for one driver and six passengers."
SECTION 5. Section 291C-152, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a)
A person operating a motorcycle, except for an electric rickshaw as
described in paragraph (3) of the definition of "motorcycle" in
section 291C-1, shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat
attached thereto, and [such] the operator shall not carry any
other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless the
motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a
passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two
persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or
side of the operator. Any person
operating an electric rickshaw shall ride only upon the permanent and regular
seat attached thereto, and the operator shall not carry any other person nor
shall any other person ride on an electric rickshaw unless the passenger rides
upon a seat firmly attached to the electric rickshaw at the rear of the
operator.
(b) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle, except
for an autocycle[,] or electric rickshaw, only while sitting
astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the
motorcycle. A person shall ride upon an
autocycle only while sitting in the seat and facing forward. A person shall ride upon an electric
rickshaw only while sitting in a seat and facing forward or backward."
SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Electric Rickshaw; Motorcycle; Transportation; Registration; Operation
Description:
Establishes registration and driver's licensing requirements for the operation of electric rickshaws.
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