SB 941

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX

By Senator(s) MATSUURA

Keywords: AGED, DRUGS, GENERAL EXCISE TAX, HANDICAPPED, HEALTH, HOUSING, LIQUOR, MINORS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAXATION, USE TAX, WOMEN

Report Title: General Excise Tax

Description: Exempts from the general excise tax all amounts received for food and drugs.

 1-25-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-26-99        S Referred to WAM                                          
 1-29-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by WAM on 02-04-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 211
 2- 4-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 3- 2-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-05-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 5-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 3- 5-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Chun, D. Ige, Iwase, Nakata; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) Buen, Chun Oakland,
                  Anderson; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 4 Excused:
                  Senator(s) M. Ige, Kawamoto, Tam, Taniguchi