STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1115

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 887

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Intrastate Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 887, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to apply a surcharge for enhanced 911 services on prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a manner equivalent to the enhanced 911 surcharge applicable to other cellular and telephone services.

The Department of Accounting and General Services, Enhanced 911 Board, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Honolulu Police Department, County of Hawaii Police Department, Maui Police Department, and a concerned individual supported this measure.  The Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed this measure.  The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments.  

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2090, to promote further discussion; 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 Intrastate Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 887, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 887, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Intrastate Commerce,

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TAKASHI OHNO, Chair