THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
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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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Tuesday March 23, 2010 |
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9:30 am |
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Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
Copies of the proposed SD (draft #1) are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website: www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Repeals the deduction from taxable income for amounts given as political contributions; increases the tax on cigarettes and little cigars by one cent for sales on or after July 1, 2010; increases insurance producers license fees and specifies that the fees be deposited equally into the compliance resolution fund and the general fund as an insurance license and service tax; and temporarily increases certain insurance premium tax rates.
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RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS. Addresses the fiscal year 2009-2010 budget shortfall by transferring to the general fund an unspecified amount of excess balances from certain special funds; amends the refundable charge of the fuel tax credit for commercial fishers to be from the state highway fund; requires moneys in excess of a certain amount in the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund to lapse to the emergency budget and reserve fund each June 30; amends the disposition of revenues collected pursuant to chapter 245, HRS. Effective July1, 2020. Proposed (SD1)
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RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. Part I repeals certain statutorily established positions within the department of the attorney general; Part II transfers the television and film industry activities and responsibilities and special fund under the department of business, economic development, and tourism to the Hawaii tourism authority and establishes the Hawaii film office under the authority; authorizes the Hawaii film office to administer the tax credits under section 235-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes; deletes unnecessary provisions; part III changes the terms of service for principals, vice principals, cafeteria managers, and workers from 12 months to 10 months; part IV suspends employer contributions for active and retiree life insurance premiums beginning July 1, 2010. Proposed (SD1)
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RELATING TO THE LIQUOR TAX. Temporarily increases the liquor tax rates during the period of 7/1/10 to 6/30/15. Effective July 1, 2020. (HB2850 HD1)
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Creates a pilot project to transfer maintenance functions of state highways in Maui county from the state department of transportation to the Maui department of public works. Creates state and Maui county transportation working group to create plan of implementation. Report to legislature. Sunset 12/31/1016. Proposed (SD1) |
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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, Room 210, 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 |
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