RELATING TO DISABLED VETERANS.
Summary
Exempts disabled veterans from the State's vehicle weight tax and repeals the exemption for disabled veterans from the State's annual vehicle registration fee. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Feb 12, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill updates Hawaii's vehicle tax and fee exemptions for disabled veterans to align them with the exemptions given to active-duty military members. It removes the exemption for disabled veterans from the annual vehicle registration fee while keeping their exemption from the vehicle weight tax. The bill also repeals the old registration fee exemption statute and changes the effective date to July 1, 3000.
Scope change
The bill narrows the scope of disabled veteran benefits by removing their exemption from the annual vehicle registration fee, while maintaining their exemption from the vehicle weight tax.
ELIGIBILITY
Disabled veterans no longer receive an exemption from the annual vehicle registration fee.
The statutory provision exempting disabled veterans from annual vehicle registration fees (HRS 249-31.5) is repealed.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the Act is changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and markup changes were made to the bill text to reflect House Committee on Judiciary (HD1) amendments.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Reported from PBS/TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 459) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to PBS/TRN, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to PBS, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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