RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.
HB 387 amends the law to include cases where drivers cause serious bodily injury while driving intoxicated, expanding the charge of "negligent injury in the first degree." This directly affects drivers who cause harm through careless driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The key provision adds "intoxicated drivers" to the definition of the offense, ensuring such incidents are prosecuted under this specific charge. The bill does not change penalties for drunk driving itself but clarifies that injury-causing incidents involving intoxication fall under this enhanced negligence charge.
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Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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This bill amends Hawaii's negligent injury in the first degree statute to explicitly include bodily injuries caused by intoxicated drivers. The change clarifies that operating a vehicle negligently while under the influence of alcohol or drugs resulting in bodily injury constitutes a class C felony, strengthening accountability for drunk driving incidents that cause harm.
Scope change
The scope of negligent injury in the first degree now explicitly covers cases where bodily injury is caused by intoxicated drivers, whereas previous language focused primarily on negligent operation without specifying intoxication as a distinct aggravating factor.
ELIGIBILITY
Added explicit language requiring intoxication (alcohol or drugs) as a condition for negligent injury in the first degree when bodily injury is caused by vehicle operation.
REQUIREMENT
Revised statutory language to clarify that negligent operation while under the influence of alcohol or drugs resulting in bodily injury is a class C felony.
TECHNICAL
Converted bill from traditional legislative formatting to a digital document template with metadata headers and timestamps.
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Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 551) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Nadine Nakamura
DDemocratic
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