STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1621

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 979

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 979, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve road safety and conform state statute to federal law by prohibiting courts from issuing a hardship license for commercial driver's licenses.

     The Department of Transportation testified in support of this bill.

     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. 979, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair