CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 66

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2015

RE:    H.B. No. 1153

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1153, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VETERANS,"

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 recognize the sacrifices made by members of the United States armed forces by exempting qualifying veterans who are totally and permanently disabled from paying the annual vehicle registration fee for motor vehicles registered after an unspecified date.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Specifying that the annual vehicle registration fee exemption applies to motor vehicle registrations issued or renewed after January 1, 2016; and

(2)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for style, clarity, and consistency.

     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. 1153, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1153, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair	____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair
____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Co-Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN, Co-Chair