STAND. COM. REP. NO. 155-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2630
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Tourism and Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 2630 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure fair treatment of Hawaii's U-drive employees by removing the prohibition against commissions and compensations related to the sale of fuel-purchase options.
Catrala-Hawaii, Alamo Rent A Car, National Car Rental, and Cendant Car Rental Group, Inc., testified in support of this bill. The Office of Consumer Protection of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Clarifying that it is not the Legislature's intent to remove or change the penalties for unfair competition or trade practices in the motor vehicle trade industry that may be associated with the removal of this prohibition; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2630, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2630, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism and Culture,
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____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair |
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