STAND. COM. REP. NO.  478-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 549

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 549, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EXPRESS WARRANTY ENFORCEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to protect consumers by clarifying that motorcycles are covered by the Lemon Law.

     The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Making its provisions apply to sales that take place on or after September 1, 2010, rather than September 1, 2009; 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 Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 549, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 549, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair