STAND. COM. REP. NO.2901

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1725

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations, to which was referred H.B. No. 1725, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSE RENEWAL BY MAIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow a person unable to appear in person before the examiner of drivers to apply for renewal of their driver's license by mail.

Your Committee received testimony in favor of this measure from the Department of Transportation and the City & County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services.

Your Committee finds presently that driver's license renewal by mail is restricted to residents who are temporarily out of State. Since there are no residency restrictions for the initial issuance of a driver's license and since applicants for renewal by mail are required to have a physical examination as a prerequisite for renewal, driver's license renewal by mail should be offered to all licensed drivers.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1725, H.D. 1, 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, Military Affairs and Government Operations,

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair