CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 15

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 704

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 704, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

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:

(1) Exempt flatbed trucks from the registration requirements for motor carrier vehicles when the flatbed trucks are used as marine terminal equipment temporarily moving in or between certain terminals; and

(2) Adding new terminal locales and roadways covered under the exemption.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2023.

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. 704, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 704, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair	____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair