STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2217

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3127
                                        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 S.B. No. 3127 entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require all tow trucks to
register with the Director of Finance to ensure that they meet
the same standards for insurance and registration as commercial
fleet vehicles.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Hawaii
State Towing Association.  Testimony in opposition was received
from the Honolulu Department of Customer Service.

     The intent of this measure is to protect the public from
uninsured or underinsured tow vehicles.  Testimony was presented
to the effect that tow vehicles are being used as personal
vehicles rather than strictly for towing.  A distinguished
licensed plate or decal and the display of the name, trademark,
or logo of the company would serve to alert the public as to
whether the tow truck has the requisite insurance and whether it
is a legitimate operation.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by inserting a
definition of "commercial tow truck".


 
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     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 S.B. No. 3127, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 3127, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   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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