Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2571 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide the same general excise tax benefits to persons who are blind, deaf, or totally disabled regardless of the business entity in which they choose to do business.

The Department of Taxation testified in support of this measure. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii submitted comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2571 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.