HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Karen Leinani Awana

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Chris Lee

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 26, 2009

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A  #  1

 

HB 1536, HD1

(HSCR364)

Status

RELATING TO SALARIES.

Freezes the salaries of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, justices and judges of all state courts, Administrative Director of the State, departmental directors and deputy directors, and members of the Legislature. Repealed in 2012.  (HB1536 HD1)

 

LAB, FIN

HB 35

Status

RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Provides a mandatory tax credit to taxpayers pursuant to article VII, section 6 of the Hawaii Constitution.

 

FIN

HB 993, HD1

(HSCR592)

Status

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF PROJECTED EXCESS REVENUES.

Routes a portion of projected increases in general fund revenues to emergency and budget reserve fund established by law.  Sets 7% as the percentage that triggers the disposition.  (HB993 HD1)

 

JUD, FIN

HB 1405, HD1

(HSCR412)

Status

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Amends the definition of engaging in business under section 237-2, HRS (general excise tax), to include persons who enter into an agreement with residents of the State where the person pays a commission for referral of potential customers.  (HB1405 HD1)

 

EBM, FIN

HB 1586

(HSCR419)

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Creates a nexus standard for taxing out-of-state businesses on their business activities in Hawaii.

 

EBM, FIN

HB 1598

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Taxes a lessor of real property for capital improvements made by a lessee upon the termination of a lease.

 

FIN

HB 1604

(HSCR425)

Status

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Imposes a tax upon the value of improvements surrendered to a lessor by a lessee, without compensation to the lessee, upon the expiration of a long-term non-residential lease.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 1600

Status

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts from the general excise tax the amounts received by a common paymaster to pay the remuneration for related persons to the common paymaster.

 

FIN

HB 1242, HD1

(HSCR601)

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires the department of taxation to enter into a contract for a taxpayer non-compliance identification program to use high speed information processing to identify taxpayers who may have underreported their state tax liability. (HD1)

 

EBM, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair