STAND. COM. REP. NO. 475

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 241

H.D. 2

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. 241, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a peer-to-peer regulatory task force to develop legislation regarding the regulation of peer-to-peer motor vehicle sharing companies.

The City and County of Honolulu Motor Vehicle Licensing and Permits Division and Turo supported this measure. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs opposed this measure. Tax Foundation of Hawaii and Enterprise Holdings provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the members of the task force shall serve without compensation; and

(2) Adding an unspecified appropriation to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for assisting the task force.

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. 241, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 241, H.D. 2.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair