Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1407 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to extend reciprocity to persons with a valid commercial driver's license (CDL) issued by another state or Canadian province.

The Department of Transportation testified in support of the measure.

Your Committee finds this measure will allow a CDL to issue to persons who possess a valid CDL issued by any other state or Canadian province with the minimum federal standards. However, a knowledge test will still be required for a hazardous materials endorsement. This will bring state law into compliance with federal law.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1407 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.