STAND. COM. REP. NO. 255

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 154

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 154 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SERVICE CONTRACTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to statutorily include certain services within those that may be included in motor vehicle service contracts.

The Motor Vehicle Protection Products Association testified in support of this measure. AAA Hawai‘i provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that agreements issued by automobile clubs are exempt from regulation as motor vehicle service contracts; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 154, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 154, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair