THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS |
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair |
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Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday March 4, 2009 |
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TIME: |
9:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Provides a short form measure for conforming amendments to the Hawaii income tax law based upon amendments to the Internal Revenue Code for calendar year 2008.
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RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Amends the general excise tax return filing and payment procedures to require periodic estimated payments and one annual return.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires all persons required to electronically file and pay federal taxes to electronically file and pay state taxes. Accelerates the filing and payment due dates for general excise, transient accommodations, fuel, cigarette, and rental motor vehicle and tour vehicle surcharge taxes. (SD1)
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RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS. Lowers the cost of health benefits for public employers and public employees by ensuring all health benefits are administered under one system through the repeal of Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association Trusts.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Increases the rate of the transient accommodations tax beginning on July 1, 2009, and requires the additional revenues collected from the increase to be deposited into the general fund.
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RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Appropriates funds from the emergency and budget reserve fund for various programs, including grants for fiscal year 2009‑2010.
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RELATING TO FUNDS. Corrects a typographical error in the title of section 37-46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to transfers of non-general funds to the general fund.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends the county surcharge on state tax revenues by suspending the payment of the tax from the State to the city and county of Honolulu for fiscal year 2009-2010. Extends the duration of the payment period of the county surcharge on state tax by one year to December 31, 2023.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at WAMTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room210, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6800.
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________________________________________ Senator Donna Mercado Kim Chair |