RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

The criteria for impounding expired vehicles was clarified to require verification that the vehicle has not been registered for three consecutive years.

The list of entities authorized to impound expired vehicles was narrowed to only the Department of Transportation and law enforcement officers, removing 'approved persons' and contractors.

The process for recovering an impounded vehicle was updated to require the owner to present proof of current registration at the time of recovery, rather than just presenting the certificate.

The authority to impound expired vehicles will not take effect until one year after the Act becomes effective, providing a transition period.

The bill number was changed from HD1 to HD2, and the effective date for the impoundment section was adjusted to allow for public notice.

The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000.

The criteria for impounding vehicles with expired registration were changed from 'one or more years' to 'three previous consecutive years or more'.

The penalty for shoulder lane violations was clarified to specify that a $1,000 fine applies to a second or subsequent violation committed within five years of the first violation.

The bill metadata was updated to reflect the House Draft version, including a change in author from Ainoa Naniole to Chris Kobayashi and template revision numbers.

Vehicles with expired registrations as old as one year can now be seized and sold, whereas previously only vehicles with five-year-old expired plates faced this penalty.

The penalty for driving on a shoulder lane now considers violations within a five-year window instead of just one year, allowing for higher fines on repeat offenders.

The fine for failing to register an out-of-state motor vehicle was increased to a minimum of $500, up from a previously blank minimum amount.

Annual reports on enforcement activity must now include details broken down by county.

Owners of antique motor vehicles are now explicitly exempt from delinquent tax penalties during periods of nonuse.