STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1782-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.C.R. No. 97

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 97, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE THE CREATION OF A WEB SERVICES-BASED DATABASE PROGRAM TO TRACK UNINSURED MOTORISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Insurance Commissioner to convene a working group to explore the creation of a web services-based database program to track uninsured motorists.

The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and GEICO supported the measure. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and State Farm Insurance supported the intent. One individual opposed the measure and one individual offered comments.

     Your committee finds that there is no statewide motor vehicle registration database and no agency in the State that currently monitors uninsured motorists. This measure would request the convening of a working group to study the feasibility of establishing a program to track uninsured motorists and enforce penalties or sanctions against violators.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 97, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair