STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3329

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2906
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2906, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOWING COMPANIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to require all commercial tow
companies to have permanently affixed signs.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Hawaii State Towing Association.  Oral testimony was submitted by
the DCCA.

     Your Committee finds that there is a need for better signage
requirements for tow trucks, and that all tow trucks should be
required to have insurance.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by:

     (1)  Deleting all references to "commercial" tow trucks due
          to the fact that some trucks are not considered
          commercial;

     (2)  Inserting language requiring all tow trucks to have
          insurance coverage;

     (3)  Clarifying that if an owner is unwilling or unable to
          pay an "unhooking" fee, the vehicle may be towed; and

 
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     (4)  Amending language regarding police directed tows to
          conform with the new section of the measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2906, H.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 2906, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be placed on the
calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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