STAND. COM. REP. NO. 17-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 1809
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1809 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to assist our citizen-soldiers by allowing members of any reserve component of the United States (U.S.) armed forces on active federal service outside Hawaii to renew their driver's licenses within 90 days after discharge or release from such service.
The state Department of Defense and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii supported this bill. The Division of Motor Vehicle, Licensing, and Permits Administration of the City and County of Honolulu supported the measure with amendments.
After careful consideration, your Committees have amended this bill by:
(1) Expanding its provisions to apply to all members of the U.S. armed forces on active federal service outside Hawaii;
(2) Modifying the 90-day extension period to be based upon the date of the service member's return to Hawaii or discharge from hospitalization; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Transportation that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1809, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1809, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Transportation,
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____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair |
____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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