STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1152

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 895

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 895, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide the counties and tow companies with the tools necessary to take custody and properly dispose of abandoned vehicles in a more efficient manner.

     Specifically, this measure:

     (1)  Allows counties to increase registration fees and thereby increase deposits into the Highway Beautification And Disposal Of Abandoned Or Derelict Vehicles Revolving Fund to defray costs associated with the storage of abandoned or derelict vehicles;

     (2)  Increases towing, storage, and overtime fees that towing companies are currently allowed to charge; and

     (3)  Decreases the number of days in which the owner of the towed motor vehicle must be notified.

The Hawaii State Towing Association testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 895, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 895, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair