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HI SB539

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/5/2013

Primary Sponsor

William Espero

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts totally and permanently disabled veterans from paying state motor vehicle registration fees, recognizing sacrifices made by members of the armed services.

  • Exemption applies only to the state motor vehicle registration fee and excludes veterans who were dishonorably discharged from the uniformed armed forces.

  • Committee relocated the exemption provision to a more appropriate chapter of the Hawaii Revised Statutes for proper code placement.

  • Veterans organizations including the National Association for Uniformed Services-Hawaii Chapter and Veterans of Foreign Wars testified in support; Department of Transportation and county governments opposed the bill.

  • Recommended for passage and referral to the Committee on Transportation.

Legislative Description

Motor Vehicle Registration; Veterans; Exemption

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Mizuno excused (2).

3/14/2013

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/14/2013
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/7/2013
Ways and Means2/4/2013
Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs1/22/2013

Full Bill Text

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