Bill Text: HI HB829 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Disabled Veterans; Exemption from Vehicle Taxes and Fees
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB829 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB829-Amended.html
Report Title:
Disabled Veterans; Exemption from Vehicle Taxes and Fees
Description:
Exempts from the state motor vehicle tax and vehicle registration fee, noncommercial motor vehicles owned by armed services veterans who are totally disabled for purposes of employability. (HB829 HD1)
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ARMED SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 249-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§249-2 Imposition of tax. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in sections 249-1 to 249-13, and except in the case of antique motor vehicles which shall be subject to an annual tax of $10 in lieu of the annual tax otherwise imposed by this section, all vehicles and motor vehicles as defined in section 249-1, shall be subject to an annual tax, computed, except for the minimum tax provided for in section 249-13 according to the net weight of each vehicle at a rate determined as hereinafter provided in section 249-13. The tax shall become due and payable on January 1 and must be paid before April 1, in each year. The tax shall be paid by the owner of each vehicle in the county in which the vehicle is located at the time of registration, whether the original registration or any subsequent registration, and shall be collected by the director of finance of such county; provided that if any such vehicle is transported to another county after the payment of such tax, no additional tax shall be imposed on such vehicle for the remaining period of the year for which such tax has been paid.
(b) Noncommercial motor vehicles owned by veterans who are:
(1) Residents of the State of Hawaii; and
(2) Totally disabled for purposes of employability, according to the disability ratings of the Department of Veterans Affairs, as a result of a service-related injury,
shall be exempt from the tax imposed under this section.
For the purposes of this subsection, "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, coast guard, or national guard or military reserves, was called to active duty by executive order, and was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable."
SECTION 2. Section 249-31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§249-31 State registration fee[.];
disabled veteran exemption. (a) All vehicles and motor vehicles in
the State as defined in section 249-1, including antique motor vehicles, except
as otherwise provided in this section and in sections 249-4 and 249-6,
shall be subject to a $25 annual vehicle registration fee. The fee shall
become due and payable on January 1, and shall be paid before April 1 in each
year together with all other taxes and fees levied by this chapter; provided
that should any county elect to renew motor vehicle registrations on a
staggered basis as authorized by section 286-51, the state registration for
that county shall likewise be staggered so that the state registration fee is
due and payable at the same time and shall be collected together with the
county fee. The state registration fee shall be deemed delinquent if not paid
with the county registration fee. The respective counties shall collect this
fee together with the vehicle registration tax collected for the county and
shall transfer the moneys collected under this section to the State.
(b) From each annual motor vehicle registration fee, the director shall deposit $20 into the state highway fund and $5 into the emergency medical services special fund.
(c) Noncommercial motor vehicles owned by veterans who are:
(1) Residents of the State of Hawaii; and
(2) Totally disabled for purposes of employability, according to the disability ratings of the Department of Veterans Affairs, as a result of a service-related injury,
shall be exempt from the motor vehicle registration fee imposed under this section.
For the purposes of this subsection, "veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, coast guard, or national guard or military reserves, was called to active duty by executive order, and was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.
