SB 788 SD 2 HD 2 CD 1

RELATING TO TAXATION

By Senator(s) LEVIN / FUKUNAGA

Keywords: COUNTY GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, LIQUOR, POLICE, REVENUE SHARING, SMOKING, TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION, TAXATION, TOBACCO TAX

Report Title: Cigarette Stamp Tax

Description: Provides that the excise tax on cigarettes shall be imposed and collected through the use of stamps purchased by licensees, and affixed to cigarette packages. Includes provisions for civil and criminal penalties, and for forfeitures of cigarettes, to be enforced by the police departments, liquor commissions, the attorney general, and prosecuting attorneys. Requires the Director of Taxation to submit findings and recommendations to the legislature for the 2005 Session on effectiveness of Act. (CD1)

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. WAM                                
 2- 1-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-05-99 at
                  1:15 p.m. in conference room 229
 2- 5-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-08-99 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2- 8-99        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2- 8-99        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Levin; Ayes with reservations:         
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused:         
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Anderson
 2-19-99        S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 494) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) 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. 723) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 5-99        S 48 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 25.  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 150)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. HLT 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 26
 3-16-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday,
                  03-18-99 at 8:30 - 11:30 A.M. in House conference
                  room 329.
 3-18-99        H The committee on HLT recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-18-99        H The votes in HLT were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Kahikina, Kawakami, Lee, Stegmaier, Leong,        
                  McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Yamane,
                  Arakaki
 3-24-99        H Reported from the committee on HLT (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1259) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage        
                  on Second Reading and referral to the committee on
                  FIN
 3-24-99   03-2 H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN with
                  Representative(s) McDermott, Moses, Rath voting no
                  and Representative(s) Chang, Halford, Hamakawa,
                  Kawakami, Menor, Morihara, Okamura, Souki excused.
 3-30-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday,
                  04-01-99 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 1-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 4- 1-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:15 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Saiki, Schatz,
                  Suzuki, Yamane, Fox, Marumoto; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; 2 Noes: Rep.(s) Meyer,
                  Moses; and none Excused: Rep.(s)
 4- 9-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1832) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage        
                  on Third Reading
 4- 9-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 04-13-99                   
 4-13-99        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 4-13-99        H The vote was as follows:  45 aye(s) to 3 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) McDermott, Moses, Rath voting        
                  no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Okamura, Schatz
                  excused
 4-13-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-15-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 510)                  
 4-15-99        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-15-99        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 742)      
 4-17-99        H House conferees appointed: Santiago,
                  Suzuki(Co-)Chairman; Goodenow, Kahikina, Leong
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 619)
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed: Chun Oakland, Fukunaga,         
                  Levin, (Co-)Chair; Chun, Kawamoto, Anderson
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  744)
 4-22-99        S Conference committee meeting scheduled on 04-23-99
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 4-23-99        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-26-99 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 229.
 4-26-99        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-27-99 at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 4-27-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Wednesday, 04-28-99 at 9:00 A.M. in conference room         
                  229.
 4-29-99        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Friday, 04-30-99 at 9:00 A.M. in conference room
                  229.
 4-30-99        H Reported from Conference Committee (Conf. Com. Rep.         
                  No. 49) as amended in (CD 1)
 4-30-99        S Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com.        
                  Rep. No. 49)
 4-30-99        S 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1)                         
 4-30-99        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 05-04-99                   
 5- 4-99        S Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25.          
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 5- 4-99        H Passed Final Reading as amended in (CD 1)                
 5- 4-99        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s) to 3 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) McDermott, Moses, Rath voting        
                  no and Representative(s) Okamura excused
 5- 5-99        H Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 792)     
 5- 4-99        S Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House        
                  (Hse. Com. No. 746).
 5- 7-99        S Enrolled to Governor                                     
 6-14-99        S Returned from the Governor without approval on
                  06-14-99, (Gov. Msg. No. 375).
 6-14-99        H Vetoed on 06-10-99 (Gov. Msg. No. 239)