STAND. COM. REP. NO.  937-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1705

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1705 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow proof of motor vehicle insurance to be displayed in electronic format on a mobile electronic device.

The Hawaii Insurers Council, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, and USAA testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company commented on this measure.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1705 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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KARL RHOADS, Chair