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HI SB343
Bill
Status
3/10/2015
Primary Sponsor
Mike Gabbard
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AI Summary
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Exempts qualified disabled veterans from paying the $45 annual state vehicle registration fee, limited to one vehicle per veteran and excluding commercial vehicles.
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Qualifying disabled veterans must be Hawaii residents, honorably discharged, have a 100% service-connected disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and receive disability retirement pay from any uniformed armed forces branch.
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Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 249 to add the veterans exemption and cross-references it in the annual vehicle registration fee statute.
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Requires the Office of Veterans Services to report annually to the Legislature and Department of Taxation on the total number of disabled veterans claiming the exemption at least 20 days before each regular legislative session.
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Takes effect for vehicle registrations occurring on or after September 1, 2020.
Legislative Description
State Vehicle Registration Fee; Veterans; Exemption; Report
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) Har, Kawakami, Oshiro, Saiki, Say, Souki, Tokioka, Woodson excused (8).
3/19/2015