THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3114
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to veterans.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 249-31.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  A disabled veteran who:

     (1)  Is a resident of Hawaii;

(2) Has been other than dishonorably discharged from the United States uniformed armed forces; and

     (3)  Is determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a service-connected one hundred per cent disability rating for compensation or a service-connected disability rating of one hundred per cent[; and

(4) Is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any branch of the uniformed armed forces],

shall be exempt from [payment of all annual vehicle registration fees as required by section 249-31.] the tax imposed under this chapter.  This exemption shall not extend to vehicles used for commercial purposes, nor to more than one vehicle owned by the disabled veteran."

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall apply to motor vehicle registrations issued or renewed after January 1, 2017.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2016.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Veterans; Disabled; Motor Vehicle Taxes

Description:

Exempts selected disabled veterans from all motor vehicle taxes.

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