STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1552

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 50

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 50 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTIES TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON HOW MANY VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX EXEMPTIONS ARE CLAIMED BY MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, MILITARY RESERVES, AND OTHER ARMED SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the several counties to submit a report to the Legislature regarding how many vehicle weight tax exemptions are claimed by members of the National Guard, military reserves, and other armed services.

Your Committee did not receive any testimony on this measure.

Your Committee finds that Act 141, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, exempts members of the National Guard, military reserves, and other armed services, who are in good standing and assigned to a unit in the State, from the county vehicle weight tax for one noncommercial motor vehicle. Your Committee further finds that these members receive an exemption from paying the vehicle weight tax regardless of their legal residency and desires additional information regarding the legal residence and voter registration status of those claiming the exemption. Your Committee therefore finds that this measure urges the several counties to submit a report to the Legislature regarding how many exemptions are claimed for vehicle weight tax exemptions by members of the National Guard, military reserves, and other armed services, including the United States Coast Guard, and how many also claim Hawaii as their primary residence and are registered to vote in Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 50, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 50, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair