STAND. COM. REP. NO.  840-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2759

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2759 entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify Hawaii's licensing laws by excluding commercial motor vehicles from category 4 motor vehicles.

 

     The Department of Transportation and the Hawaii Transportation Association testified in support of this bill.

 

     Currently, operators of category 4 motor vehicles are not required to hold commercial drivers' licenses and are not subject to federal disqualifications that apply to a person holding a commercial driver's license or operating a commercial motor vehicle.  This leads to confusion among the general public as to the differences between various license categories.  This bill is intended to bring greater clarity and consistency when dealing with federal regulations regarding commercial drivers' licenses and other types of driving licenses.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2759 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

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

 

 

		____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair