Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB215 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 215 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to license plates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 215
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13	13	THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	relating to license plates.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Section 249-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) The number plates hereinabove referred to shall be used upon all vehicles for which a tax has been paid pursuant to sections 249-1 to 249-13. All [such] number plates shall: (1) [Bear] Effective until December 31, 2023, bear the word "Hawaii" along the upper portion of the plate and the words "Aloha State" along the lower portion of the plate; (2) Effective January 1, 2024, bear the word "Hawai`i" along the upper portion of the plate and the words "Aloha State" along the lower portion of the plate, and both "Hawai`i" and "Aloha State" may either contain all uppercase or lowercase letters or have the first letter of each word be uppercase; (3) Have a distinct contrast between the color of the plate and the numerals and letters thereon; and [(3)] (4) Be of [such] a shape, size, and color, and with [such] the arrangements of letters and numbers as may, subject to sections 249-1 to 249-13, be determined by the directors of finance of each county through majority consent. The numerals on all [such] number plates shall be not less than three inches in height and the strokes thereof not less than three- eighths inch in width, except in the case of motorcycles, in which case the numerals shall not be less than one inch in height and the strokes thereof not less than one-eighth inch in width. The director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu shall contract annually on behalf of the counties for the purchase of all number plates, tags, or emblems required. The council of each county shall appropriate and cause to be paid over to the party with whom the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu shall contract, or to the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu as the director may direct, [such] the sum or sums as the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu shall determine to be the county's proportionate share of the expense of [such] the contract and the charges connected therewith. The contract shall be made by the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu as agent of the several counties, and the proportionate liability of each county shall be stated in the contract. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the contract shall constitute a valid obligation of each county for its proportionate share." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________ By Request
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49	49	SECTION 1. Section 249-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
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51	51	"(a) The number plates hereinabove referred to shall be used upon all vehicles for which a tax has been paid pursuant to sections 249-1 to 249-13. All [such] number plates shall:
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53	53	(1) [Bear] Effective until December 31, 2023, bear the word "Hawaii" along the upper portion of the plate and the words "Aloha State" along the lower portion of the plate;
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55	55	(2) Effective January 1, 2024, bear the word "Hawai`i" along the upper portion of the plate and the words "Aloha State" along the lower portion of the plate, and both "Hawai`i" and "Aloha State" may either contain all uppercase or lowercase letters or have the first letter of each word be uppercase;
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57	57	(3) Have a distinct contrast between the color of the plate and the numerals and letters thereon; and
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59	59	[(3)] (4) Be of [such] a shape, size, and color, and with [such] the arrangements of letters and numbers as may, subject to sections 249-1 to 249-13, be determined by the directors of finance of each county through majority consent.
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61	61	The numerals on all [such] number plates shall be not less than three inches in height and the strokes thereof not less than three- eighths inch in width, except in the case of motorcycles, in which case the numerals shall not be less than one inch in height and the strokes thereof not less than one-eighth inch in width.
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63	63	The director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu shall contract annually on behalf of the counties for the purchase of all number plates, tags, or emblems required. The council of each county shall appropriate and cause to be paid over to the party with whom the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu shall contract, or to the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu as the director may direct, [such] the sum or sums as the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu shall determine to be the county's proportionate share of the expense of [such] the contract and the charges connected therewith. The contract shall be made by the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu as agent of the several counties, and the proportionate liability of each county shall be stated in the contract. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the contract shall constitute a valid obligation of each county for its proportionate share."
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65	65	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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67	67	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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71	71	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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82	82	Report Title: City and County of Honolulu Package; License Plates; Okinas; Capitalization Description: Requires license plates to include okinas. Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters in license plates. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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90	90	City and County of Honolulu Package; License Plates; Okinas; Capitalization
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96	96	Requires license plates to include okinas. Authorizes the use of all uppercase letters, all lowercase letters, or initial capital letters in license plates.
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104	104	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.