Bill Text: HI SB1291 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Transportation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-01 - Act 130, on 06/30/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1232). [SB1291 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-SB1291-Amended.html
THE SENATE |
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1291 |
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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C.D. 1 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. 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 [not] 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, [and] 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."
SECTION 2. Section 286-81, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) A safety helmet shall not be required for any person who operates or rides as a passenger on a motorcycle or motor scooter; provided that the motorcycle or motor scooter:
(1) Has three wheels;
(2) Is powered by an electric motor;
(3) Has a roll bar, roll cage, or full body enclosed cab; and
(4) Has a seat belt assembly or a child restraint system for the driver and passenger;
and the operator and passenger uses the seat belt or child restraint system pursuant to sections 291-11.5 and 291-11.6."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2021.
Report Title:
Transportation; Electric Powered Vehicles; Three Wheels; Autocycles
Description:
Includes autocycles equipped with handlebars in the definition of motorcycle in the Hawaii Safety Act. Exempts motorcycles and motor scooters with a roll bar or roll cage from the safety helmet requirement. (CD1)
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