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Committee advances task force to study income‑based traffic fines, drops repeal of Act 59
Summary
Lawmakers advanced SB 2146 with amendments to create a traffic fines task force to study income‑based (tiered) fines and technical edits; the committee removed the bill’s second part that would have repealed Act 59 after testimony warned of disproportionate harms from license stoppers.
Senate Bill 2146 would create a traffic fines task force to study whether a Finland‑style income‑based system could be implemented in Hawaii and provide recommendations. The bill originally included a second part to reinstate license stoppers (a mechanism that can prevent license renewal for unpaid fines); after extensive testimony the chair recommended deleting the repeal of…
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