SB 47 SD 1 HD 1

RELATING TO TAXATION

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI

Companion Bill: HB 974

Keywords: BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, GENERAL EXCISE TAX, HEALTH, PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAXATION, USE TAX

Report Title: Taxation

Description: Provides relief from GET for medical joint ventures and the purchase by or sale to health care facilities of prescription drugs and prosthetic devices. (SB47 SD1 HD1)

 1-21-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-22-99        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. WAM                                
 2- 5-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-10-99 at
                  2:30 p.m. in conference room 229
 2-10-99        S The committee on HHS deferred the measure until
                  02-12-99 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 229.
 2-12-99        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-12-99        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Fukunaga, Levin, Anderson; Ayes        
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and none Excused: Senator(s)
 2-19-99        S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 426) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-24-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by WAM on 02-26-99 at
                  8:30 a.m. in conference room 211
 2-26-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 3- 2-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-04-99         
                  at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 4-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM has been
                  rescheduled to 03-05-99 at 10:30 a.m. in conference         
                  room 211.
 3- 5-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 5-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun
                  Oakland, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi;
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) D. Ige, M.
                  Ige, Anderson
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 715) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1)
 3- 5-99        S 48 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  1). Ayes, 25.  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 58)                  
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on EDB/HLT, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 26
 3-19-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB/HLT on Tuesday,
                  03-23-99 at 8:30 - 11:30 A.M. in House conference
                  room 329.
 3-23-99        H The committees on EDB/HLT recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-23-99        H The votes in EDB were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Herkes, Luke, Ahu Isa, Chang, Ito, Kaho`ohalahala,
                  Whalen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes:        
                  Rep.(s) ; and 6 Excused: Rep.(s) Abinsay, Morihara,         
                  Saiki, Suzuki, Halford, Rath; and
 3-23-99        H The votes in HLT were as follows:5 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Yamane, Kahikina, Kawakami, Leong; Ayes
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 4 Excused: Rep.(s) Abinsay, Lee, Stegmaier,
                  McDermott
 3-24-99        H Reported from the committee on EDB/HLT (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 1261) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 3-24-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN with
                  Representative(s) none voting no and
                  Representative(s) Chang, Halford, Hamakawa,
                  Kawakami, Menor, Morihara, Okamura, Souki excused.