The Hawaii legislature missed a deadline to vote on the car alarm-killer bill HB 64 on Thursday night, which means the bill won’t go up for a vote this year.
The Hawaii legislative session ends in May. Hawaii had a “crossover deadline” where House bills must be voted on by March 10 to crossover to the Senate and vice versa if they are to be considered before the legislature adjourns this year. HB 63 didn’t make the crossover although there’s no guarantee it won’t be resurrected next year.
The Consumer Electronics Assoc. said, “…a second onerous bill pending in the Hawaiian legislature – HB 63 – has been deferred for the remainder of this legislative session. CEA lobbied against and defeated HB 63, a bill that sought to ban the installation of aftermarket car alarms. CEA, its members and dedicated local retailers fought hard to prevent this bill from being heard in committee this session and were instrumental in its deferral.”
The car alarm bill sought to ban the installation of car security systems in the state and called for existing car alarms to be uninstalled or disabled. It would have fined anyone whose car alarm blares “for any period of time” fees ranging from $100 to $500.
A state bill that would have banned many car audio systems in Hawaii was also deferred this year. Hawaii retailers are banding together as a result to fight such legislation.
Source: Consumer Electronics Association
Is any remedy for this?