CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 23-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1688

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1688, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Subject U-drive motor vehicles to the same motor vehicle registration fees as other motor vehicles;

(2) Amend the maximum amount that a county may charge for an additional motor vehicle registration fee; and

(3) Authorize the counties to use certain motor vehicle registration fees to mitigate and address the impacts of tourism-related traffic congestion.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Restoring language that authorized each county, by ordinance, to increase the additional motor vehicle registration fee to a maximum of $10; and

(2) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2023.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1688, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1688, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ GREGGOR ILAGAN Co-Chair