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HI HCR73

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/9/2016

Primary Sponsor

Nicole Lowen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges state and county agencies to collaborate on issuing multi-designation special license plates to persons qualifying for more than one special plate designation.

  • Notes that current Hawaii law restricts special license plates to one designation, forcing individuals like disabled veterans to choose between military and disability plates.

  • Identifies that at least 45 other states allow either combined veteran-disability plates or veteran plates with disability designations.

  • Addresses practical problem where disabled veterans with single removable windshield placards cannot access disability parking at airports while traveling between islands.

  • Directs certified copies to be transmitted to the Director of Transportation, Executive Director of the Disability and Communication Access Board, Director of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, and county finance directors.

Legislative Description

Special License Plates

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on TRN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kawakami, Kobayashi, Kong, Luke, Pouha, Rhoads excused (6).

3/22/2016

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/22/2016
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/11/2016

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