HB 1631

RELATING TO THE AGRICULTURAL USE OF FALLOW SUGAR LANDS

By Representative(s) ABINSAY / GOODENOW / AHU ISA; Chang, Halford, Luke, Morihara

Keywords: DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE, GENERAL EXCISE TAX, INCOME TAX, SUGAR INDUSTRY, TAX CREDITS OR REFUNDS, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAXATION

Report Title: Agriculture; Tax Credits

Description: Establishes a $500 per acre tax credit for new agricultural uses of fallow sugar lands and exempting related farm equipment purchases from the 4% GET for two years.

 1-28-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. AGR 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 7
 2-10-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Saturday,
                  02-13-99 at 8:00 a.m. in  conference room 325.
 2-13-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-16-99        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday,
                  02-17-99 at 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 Noon in House
                  conference room 325.
 2-17-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.