Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 10, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow members of the National Guard and the Reserves an exemption, while they are serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, from county vehicular taxes and fees for noncommercial, passenger motor vehicles.

The Department of Transportation, Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and a concerned individual supported this bill. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services suggested amendments for this measure. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii provided comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010, to

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity,

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 10, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 10, H.D. 2.