HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
229
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part X to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"[Underlined: §291C- ] [Underlined: Speed limits for certain vehicles; penalties.] [Underlined: (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person shall drive a motor vehicle with three or more axles or a motor vehicle weighing more than ten thousand pounds, except for school or public buses, at a speed exceeding:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: Fifty miles per hour or more irrespective of the applicable state or county speed limit; or]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Five miles per hour less than the applicable state or county speed limit.]
[Underlined: (b) This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle with three or more axles when:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: Actively overtaking and passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction in compliance with applicable traffic laws; and]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Utilizing the left lane for the purpose of making a left turn, exiting, or preparing to do so.]
[Underlined: (c) Any person violating this section shall be fined no less than $150 for the first offense and no more than $350 for any subsequent offense within a two-year period.]
[Underlined: (d) This section shall apply only to a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more; provided that a county with a population of less than five hundred thousand may adopt an ordinance to establish the restrictions provided for in this section.]
[Underlined: (e) For the purposes of this section, "motor vehicle with three or more axles" means a vehicle with a Federal Highway Administration vehicle category classification of six or higher.]"[Underlined: ]
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Traffic Code; Speed Restrictions; Motor Vehicle; Three Axles or More; Penalties
Description:
Establishes a statewide speed restriction for motor vehicles with three or more axles or motor vehicles weighing more than ten thousand pounds, except under certain circumstances, in a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more. Authorizes a county with a population of less than five hundred thousand to adopt an ordinance that establishes a speed restriction for motor vehicles with three or more axles or motor vehicles weighing more than ten thousand pounds. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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