RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

SB966

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

966

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO MOTOR VEHICLES
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that Hawaii is cluttered with abandoned and unregistered motor
vehicles.
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The legislature believes that
it must take action to disincentivize the continued possession and use of
unregistered motor vehicles.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
require the department of transportation, in coordination with the counties of
the State, to establish a one-year unregistered motor vehicle amnesty pilot
program to encourage motor vehicle registration and mandate the surrender or
impoundment of unregistered motor vehicles after the expiration of the program.

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SECTION 2.
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(a)
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The department of
transportation, in coordination with the counties of the State, shall establish
a one-year unregistered motor vehicle amnesty pilot program, to commence
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(b)
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Under
the program, the owner of an unregistered motor vehicle located within the
State shall register the motor vehicle within one year or surrender the vehicle
to the State.
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Any motor vehicle that is
not registered or surrendered by the expiration of the pilot program shall be surrendered
to or impounded by the State.

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(c)
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The department of transportation shall adopt emergency rules for the
purposes of the Act, pursuant to section 91-3(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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In justifying the adoption of these rules,
the department shall declare that the prevalence of abandoned and unregistered
vehicles in the State presents imminent peril to the public health, safety, and
morals.

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(d)
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The
department of transportation shall submit a report of the results of the pilot
program, and any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty
days prior to the convening of the regular session of
2027.

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(e)
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The provisions of this Act shall apply notwithstanding any law to the
contrary.

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SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $
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or so much thereof as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for administering the one-year
unregistered motor vehicle amnesty pilot program.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation
for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 3.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of

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(1)
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$
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to the city and county of Honolulu;

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(2)
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$
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to the county of Hawaii;

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(3)
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$
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to the county of Maui;

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(4)
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$
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to the county of Kauai;

or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for costs relating
to the one-year unregistered motor vehicle amnesty pilot program.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation
for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOT;
Counties; Motor Vehicles; Registration; Amnesty; Pilot Program; Appropriations

Description:

Requires
the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the counties of the
State, to establish a 1-year unregistered motor vehicle amnesty pilot program
to encourage motor vehicle registration and mandate the surrender or
impoundment of unregistered motor vehicles after the expiration of the program.
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Appropriates moneys.

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