Bill Text: HI HB2604 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Commercial Driver Licensing; Expiration of Term; REAL ID Act

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-05-07 - (S) Act 083, 5/6/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 541). [HB2604 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB2604-Amended.html

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 43-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2604

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

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. 2604, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING,"

 

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 bill is to improve the integrity and security of State-issued driver's licenses and identification cards by aligning state law with the requirements of the REAL ID Act.  Specifically, this measure extends the maximum term of a commercial driver's license from six years to eight years for persons 21 years through 71 years of age.

 

     This bill also appropriates $8,000 out of the State Highway Fund to implement the extension.

     Your Committee on Conference notes that the intent of the proposed change is to prepare for the REAL ID Act, which is a nationwide effort to improve the integrity and security of state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards with the objective of fighting terrorism and reducing fraud.  This measure also provides greater consistency between the various identification cards and licenses in Hawaii.

 

     After further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing the effective date from July 1, 2050, to July 1, 2010.

 

     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. 2604, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2604, H.D. 2, 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

 

____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair		____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair		____________________________ KAREN LEINANI AWANA, Co-Chair