STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2281

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2159

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 2159 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC ABSTRACT FEE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to increase the fee for a traffic abstract from $7 to $10 and increase the portion of the fee deposited into the general fund from $5 to $8.

     Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by one state agency.  Testimony in opposition to the measure was submitted by three private organizations.  Written testimony presented to your Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that the amount of the fee for a certified traffic abstract has not changed since 1996.  Similar fees in other states range from $0 to $26.  Your Committee does not believe that the fee increase would pose an undue burden on individuals, insurance companies, or businesses that request the abstracts but would result in additional revenue of approximately $1,500,000 to be deposited into the general fund.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2159 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair