Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 2772 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the impounding of motor vehicles for lack of a current certificate of inspection, the owner's lack of a license, or the lack of a valid motor vehicle liability insurance identification card.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Maui County Council. Testimony in opposition was received from the Honolulu Police Department.

Your Committee views this measure as a home rule matter to assist the counties financially so that they can perform their governmental duties. The area of traffic violations is one such area. Your Committee believes that the counties should realize more of the fines collected currently by the State.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2772, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2772, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.