STAND. COM. REP. NO.  840

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

 

RE:   H.B. No. 206

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 206, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to apply a surcharge for advanced 911 services on prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a manner equivalent to the enhanced 911 surcharge applicable to other cellular and telephone services.

 

     The Department of Accounting and General Services, Hawaii State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Police Department, Maui Police Department, Kauai Police Department, Hawaii Police Department, Maui Fire Department, Hawaii Fire Department, CTIA, and Verizon supported this measure.  Retail Merchants of Hawaii and Hawaii Association for Justice opposed this measure.  The Enhanced 911 Board and Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered 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. 206, H.D. 2, 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