Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 74, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to address Hawaii's current shortage of commercial drivers by allowing drivers who are 18 years-of-age or older to qualify for a commercial drivers' license to transport intrastate commerce.

The Hawaii Transportation Association testified in support of this bill. The Department of Transportation testified in opposition to this measure.

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. 74, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.