STAND. COM. REP. NO.  726

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1153

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1153 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO VETERANS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to recognize the sacrifices made by members of the armed services by exempting certain totally and permanently disabled veterans from paying motor vehicle registration fees.

 

     The Military Officers Association of America, Hawaii Chapter and a few individuals supported this measure.  The Office of Veterans Services and Tax Foundation of Hawaii provided comments.

 

     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. 1153 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