STAND. COM. REP. NO. 837-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1691

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1691, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Lower the minimum age required for a commercial driver's license and require the Department of Transportation to amend its rules accordingly;

(2) Repeal the requirement that a person only operate category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State; and

(3) Repeal the requirement that an application for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit include intrastate driver certification.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Food Industry Association. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Transportation and Hawaii Transportation Association.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1691, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair