STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2043

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 601

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 601, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to repeal the requirement that a disabled veteran be in receipt of disability retirement pay from a branch of the uniformed armed forces in order to be exempt from payment of annual vehicle registration fees.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Defense and Department of Transportation.

Your Committee finds that expanding the exemption from vehicle registration fees for certain disabled veterans is an appropriate gesture of the State's gratitude for the service of these veterans to their country.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date from January 1, 2050, to upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 601, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 601, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair