Bill Text: HI HB1013 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Emergency Vehicle; Move Over; Sheriffs

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-07 - The committee(s) on PBS/TRN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB1013 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-HB1013-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1013
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to the statewide traffic code.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 291C-27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  As used in this section, "emergency vehicle" means a police or fire department vehicle, public safety law enforcement vehicles, ocean safety vehicle, emergency medical services vehicle, freeway service patrol vehicle, or a tow truck."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Emergency Vehicle; Move Over; Sheriffs

 

Description:

Includes sheriff's vehicles in the definition of "emergency vehicle" under the requirement that motorists "move over" when passing a stationary emergency vehicle on a highway.

 

 

 

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