STAND. COM. REP. 1032

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1405

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 1405 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to conform state law to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's recommendation that Hawaii require proof of domicile before issuing a commercial driver license (CDL).

The Department of Transportation testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee notes that 49 Code of Federal Regulations §384.212 provides that states shall issue CDLs only to persons domiciled in the state of application, with the exception of persons residing in jurisdiction that do not comply with federal licensing standards, who may apply for a nonresident CDL from a jurisdiction that does comply. This measure will allow CDLs to be issued only to eligible persons domiciled in this State.

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. 1405 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,

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair