SB 2945 SD 1 HD 3

RELATING TO TAXATION

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 2604

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: COMMON CARRIERS, GENERAL EXCISE TAX, MOTOR VEHICLES, PUBLIC UTILITIES, TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAXATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, USE TAX

Report Title: Taxation

Description: Imposes the use tax on contracting imported for resale or use in Hawaii. Provides pyramiding relief from the general excise tax for the sale of amusements. Provides a lower public service company tax rate on telecommunications services and transportation services that are resold. Clarifies Acts 70 and 71, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999. (SB2945 HD3)

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        S Referred to 1. CPN 2. WAM                                
 2-11-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN on 02-15-00 at
                  8:30 a.m. in conference room 016.
 2-15-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-17-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 016.
 2-17-00        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 2-18-00        S Re-Referred to CPN/WAM                                   
 2-28-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by CPN/WAM on
                  03-02-00 at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Bunda, Inouye; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; 1 Noes: Senator(s) Slom;         
                  and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Hanabusa, Ihara, Matsuura
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, D.
                  Ige, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) M. Ige; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Chun, Iwase,         
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2746)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as        
                  amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for
                  Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1)
 3- 3-00        S 48 hours notice                                          
 3- 7-00        S Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24.          
                  Noes, 1 (Slom).  Excused, none ().
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 315)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. EDB 2. CPC 3. FIN ,        
                  referral sheet 29
 3-13-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB on Thursday,
                  03-16-00 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-16-00        H The committee on EDB recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-16-00        H The votes in EDB were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Herkes, Luke, Abinsay, Ahu Isa, Chang, Espero,
                  Suzuki, Halford, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 4 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Ito, Kaho`ohalahala, Morihara, Rath
 3-20-00        H Reported from the committee on EDB (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 893-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on CPC
 3-20-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on CPC
 3-20-00        H The vote was as follows:  44 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Herkes,
                  Okamura, Oshiro, M., Saiki, Takamine, Yoshinaga
                  excused
 3-20-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday,
                  03-22-00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-22-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-24-00.
 3-22-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday,
                  03-24-00 at 1:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-24-00        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-24-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Herkes, Kaho`ohalahala, Morita, Takumi,         
                  Rath, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) Cachola; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 5 Excused:        
                  Rep.(s) Chang, Garcia, Hiraki, Yoshinaga, Halford
 3-24-00        H Reported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1064-00) as amended in (HD 2), recommending
                  referral to the committee on FIN
 3-24-00        H Report adopted; Referred to the committee on FIN, as        
                  amended HD 2 with Representative(s) None voting no
                  and Representative(s)  Okamura, Pendleton, Takamine         
                  excused.
 3-29-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03/31/
                  00 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 3-31-00        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-31-00        H The votes in FIN were as follows:15 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Catalani, Espero, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Luke, Nakasone, Schatz, Suzuki, Yamane,
                  Fox, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses; Ayes with reservations:        
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Ahu Isa, Kanoho
 4- 7-00        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1388-00) as amended in (HD 3), recommending
                  passage on Third Reading
 4- 7-00        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 04-11-00                   
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 3)                
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  49 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Yamane
                  excused
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 560)                  
 4-13-00        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-13-00        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 660)      
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Taniguchi, Kanno,
                  Fukunaga, Levin, (Co-)Chair; Anderson
 4-17-00        H House conferees appointed: Herkes, Menor, Suzuki
                  (Co-)Chairman; Halford
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 674).
 4-17-00        H House conferee(s) replaced:  Representative(s)
                  Souki, Marumoto replaced Representative(s) Halford
                  as conferee(s)
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  663)
 4-19-00        S Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com.
                  No. 677).
 4-24-00        S Conference committee meeting scheduled on 04-25-00
                  at 4:30 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-24-00        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Tuesday, 04-25-00 at 4:30 P.M. in conference room
                  016.
 4-25-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-26-00 at 4:45 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-26-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-26-00 at 7:00 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-26-00        S The Senate Conference Managers recommend that the
                  Senate agree to the House amendments.
 4-26-00        S The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as         
                  follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s) Taniguchi, Kanno,
                  Fukunaga, Levin; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s)         
                  ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)         
                  Anderson.
 5- 2-00        S Reconsideration of action taken on 04-13-00; agree
                  to House amendments
 5- 2-00        S Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25.  Noes, none (). 
                  Excused, none ().
 5- 3-00        H Received notice of reconsideration and Final Reading        
                  (Sen. Com. No. 728)
 5- 3-00        S Enrolled to Governor                                     
 6- 9-00        H Act 198, on 06-08-00 (Gov. Msg. No. 229)                 
 6- 9-00        S Act 198, 06-08-00, (Gov. Msg. No. 351)