STAND. COM. REP. 941
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 918
S.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 918, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Require motor vehicle insurance companies to offer optional coverage for the use of an individual's insured vehicle in the course of the individual's work at a nonprofit organization; and
(2) Allow amounts paid for such optional coverage to be deducted from an individual's taxable income for state income tax purposes.
Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Services Network, and Hale Opio Kauai, Inc., submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill. The Department of Taxation submitted testimony in opposition to this bill. Tax Foundation of Hawaii submitted comments on this bill.
Your Committees find that many individuals use their personal vehicles in the course of their duties as employees or volunteers for nonprofit organizations. However, these individuals are often precluded from fulfilling their duties as employees or volunteers because they are unable to obtain insurance coverage for the use of their vehicle for work purposes. This bill will help to rectify that situation, and make it more financially feasible for these individuals to receive coverage.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 918, S.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health,
____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
____________________________ MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair |
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