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 DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Monday, March 02, 2009

TIME:

5:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A # 10

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, Feb 18, Agenda # 2:

 

HB 733

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires a tax refund to be deposited in the taxpayer's accounts; prohibits deposit into a paid preparer's accounts; requires a paid preparer to sign a return; establishes penalties.

 

FIN

HB 1735

Status

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Advances the date of filing of a general excise monthly tax return from the last day of the calendar month following the month in which the taxes accrue to the 20th day of that month to generate a one-time windfall in revenue due to earlier collection of taxes within the fiscal year.

 

FIN

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, Feb. 26, Agenda #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 Repealed in 2012.

 

LAB, 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.

 

EBM, FIN

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, Feb. 26, Agenda # 2:

 

HB 1739

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Prohibits recipients of federal grants or moneys from qualifying for state tax credits.

 

FIN

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, Feb. 26, Agenda # 3:

 

HB 1732

Status

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

Transfers temporarily until 06/30/2015 by reduction or deletion of certain earmarked amounts from the cigarette tax back to the state general fund.

 

FIN

HB 1731

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND.

Reallocates for 6 years from 07/01/09 to 06/30/2015, distribution of moneys in the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund, including depositing 14% into the state general fund.

 

FIN

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, Feb. 26, Agenda # 4:

 

HB 1544

Status

RELATING TO TAX EXEMPTIONS.

Conforms state tax exemptions to federal phaseout provisions under section 151(d)(3) of the IRC.

 

FIN

HB 1548

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Omnibus tax bill to provide tax equity and stimulate the economy by increasing general excise tax rates, reducing income tax rates, and establishing hotel construction and remodeling tax credit.

 

FIN

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, Feb. 26, Agenda # 5:

 

HB 1451, HD1

(HSCR605)

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Extends the high technology business investment, research, and technology infrastructure renovation tax credits to 12/31/2015.  Caps aggregate investment credits for a year to $      .  Caps aggregate credits in a year for investments in a single qualified business to $10,000,000.  Establishes review board to decide appeals of Department of Taxation denials of certification of credits claimed for investments in wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

EBM, FIN

HB 1583

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Reduces tax credits allowable under chapters 235, 239, 241, and 431, HRS, by a certain amount for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and ending before January 1, 2012.  Suspends the use of tax credit carryovers generated from taxable years beginning before January 1, 2009, until January 1, 2012.

 

FIN

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, Feb. 26, Agenda # 6:

 

HB 611

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires the Department of Human Services and the Department of Taxation to evaluate certain tax credits and tax exemptions and report to legislature.  Provides automatic repeal of the tax credits and tax exemptions.  Provides a penalty for excessive amounts filed for tax refunds and credits.

 

FIN

HB 1746

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Temporarily suspends selected state tax relief measures enacted within the past 6 years for an unspecified period.

 

FIN

HB 1742

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Repeals certain general excise and use tax excise exemptions and exclusions, but retains the exemption for nonprofit religious organizations.  Reduces the tax rate on sales to the final consumer from 4% to 3.5%.  Reduces also the public service company tax rate and repeals certain public service company tax exemptions.  Subjects to the general excise tax certain sales of real property and sales of securities, commodity futures, and bonds.  Makes conforming amendments to other laws.

 

FIN

HB 1743

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Reduces the income tax rate for the lower brackets.  Repeals various income tax credits and deductions.

 

FIN

 

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair