STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2692

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3117
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which
was referred S.B. No. 3117 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify that the police
may inspect records on the premises of any motor vehicle repair
dealer who is required to be licensed to perform motor vehicle
repairs.

     Your Committee received testimony from the Honolulu Police
Department.

     This measure expands the ability of the police department to
inspect premises that should be licensed and closes a loophole
whereby businesses that should be licensed but were not could
avoid inspection.  This measure is also a conforming amendment to
Act 199, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, which changed the
regulation of the motor vehicle repair industry from a
registration to a licensure system.  This measure substitutes
"licensed" for "registered".  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 3117 and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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                                   BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair



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                                   BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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