Bill Text: HI HB1190 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Highway Safety; Traffic Accident Investigation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-13 - (H) Act 104, on 5/13/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 318). [HB1190 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB1190-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 12-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1190

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1190, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance traffic safety and assist police in expediting the investigation of fatal traffic accidents by requiring the police departments of each county to:

 

(1)  Identify the roadways, or class of roadways, most critical to the free movement of persons and commerce; and

 

(2)  Establish protocols necessary to coordinate major accident investigations with law enforcement and other authorities having jurisdiction over the location of a major traffic accident.

 

     Major accidents, especially ones that include fatalities, often result in the conducting of on-site investigations of the accident.  These on-site investigations and their resulting lane closures can last for several hours and cause numerous problems for commuters, with recent traffic-incident investigations having caused delays lasting from two to eight hours.  Coordinating major accident investigations between law enforcement and other agencies, including the medical examiner's office in cases of fatal traffic accidents, may help alleviate this problem and allow for the speedier restoration of normal traffic flow.

 

     After further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date from July 1, 2050, to upon approval.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1190, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1190, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair		____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair		____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair