Hawaii 2024 2024 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2740 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2024

                    THE SENATE   S.B. NO.   2740     THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024         STATE OF HAWAII                                A BILL FOR AN ACT     relating to mopeds.     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:   

THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2740
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2740

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to mopeds.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

      SECTION 1.  Section 291C-201, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:      "[[]§291C-201[]]  Renting or selling mopeds.  (a)  Every person engaged in the retail business of selling or renting mopeds shall provide the person renting or purchasing a moped with a copy of the rules for mopeds as approved by the director of transportation.      (b)  Every person renting a moped to another person shall keep a record for two years of the registration number of the moped so rented, the name and address of the person to whom the moped is rented, the number of the driver's license of the latter person, and the date and place when and where the driver's license was issued.  This record shall be open to inspection by any police officer or the examiner of drivers or the examiner of drivers' representative.      (c)  Beginning January 1, 2026, every moped rented to another person shall be an electric moped.  As used in this subsection, "electric moped" shall have the same meaning as used in section 196-7.8."      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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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:   _____________________________              

     SECTION 1.  Section 291C-201, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§291C-201[]]  Renting or selling mopeds.  (a)  Every person engaged in the retail business of selling or renting mopeds shall provide the person renting or purchasing a moped with a copy of the rules for mopeds as approved by the director of transportation.

     (b)  Every person renting a moped to another person shall keep a record for two years of the registration number of the moped so rented, the name and address of the person to whom the moped is rented, the number of the driver's license of the latter person, and the date and place when and where the driver's license was issued.  This record shall be open to inspection by any police officer or the examiner of drivers or the examiner of drivers' representative.

     (c)  Beginning January 1, 2026, every moped rented to another person shall be an electric moped.  As used in this subsection, "electric moped" shall have the same meaning as used in section 196-7.8."

     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: _____________________________

INTRODUCED BY:

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           Report Title: Mopeds; Electric Mopeds; Rentals; Rental Vehicles   Description: Beginning 1/1/26, requires that every moped rented in the State be an electric moped.       The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent. 

 

 

 

Report Title:

Mopeds; Electric Mopeds; Rentals; Rental Vehicles

 

Description:

Beginning 1/1/26, requires that every moped rented in the State be an electric moped.

 

 

 

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.