HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION & BUSINESS

Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey, Chair

Rep. Isaac W. Choy, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Karen L. Awana

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

 

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

TIME:

8:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

The following measure has been DELETED from the agenda SB 755 SD2

 

SB 318, SD2

(SSCR718)

Status

RELATING TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN HAWAII.

Amends the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credits to increase the tax credits to unspecified percentages and dollar amounts and to provide additional non-refundable tax credits for qualified media infrastructure projects in certain qualifying counties; provides an additional tax credit for qualified special or visual effects and animation production costs; raises the tax credit caps to unspecified amounts.  Effective 07/01/2050.  (SD2)

 

ERB, FIN

SB 755, SD2

(SSCR751)

Status

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Creates annual exemption from general excise tax on retail sales of: school supplies of less than $15 per item; computers, computer software, and computer supplies of less than $1,500 per purchase; clothing of less than $100 per item; and books of less than $50 per item, transacted during a five day period in the last full week of July; requires all savings generated to be passed on by the seller to the purchaser without any increase in price; clarifies items not included in the exemption.  Effective 7/01/2050.  (SD2)

 

ERB, FIN

SB 777, SD1

(SSCR460)

Status

RELATING TO PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES.

Establishes a prompt payment task force attached to DAGS to examine and resolve issues relating to state agencies' payments for goods and services purchased through nonprofit organizations.  (SD1)

 

ERB, LMG

SB 779, SD2

(SSCR707)

Status

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Establishes discretionary request for competitive sealed proposal procedures using the design-build process where not more than three offerors selected on their qualifications submit proposals.  Defines design-build.  Authorizes the procurement officer to pay a conceptual design fee to unsuccessful offerors. Clarifies process of short-listing of offerors for purposes of nonselection.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

ERB, FIN

SB 1107, SD1

(SSCR570)

Status

RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Exempts from the GET the amounts received by a common paymaster to pay the remuneration for related persons to the common paymaster, and amounts received by a related or indirectly related management entity.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

ERB, FIN

 

 

 

SB 1496, SD1

(SSCR545)

Status

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Adds businesses engaged in the research or development of space exploration related activities to the definition of "eligible business activity" under the state enterprise zone law.  Effective 07/01/2050.  (SD1)

 

ERB, FIN

SB 752, SD2

(SSCR752)

Status

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Amends the uses of the Hawaii community-based economic development revolving fund to include operational and certain personnel funding for the community-based economic development program and its advisory council and the enterprise zone program.  Appropriates funds.  Clarifies that moneys in the hydrogen investment capital special fund are to be expended by the Hawaii strategic development corporation.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

ERB, FIN

SB 1355, SD1

(SSCR723)

Status

 

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Adopts amendments to Hawaii tax laws to implement the streamlined sales and use tax agreement; with section 32, creating a committee to oversee the department of taxation's implementation and administration of, and compliance with the streamlined sales and use tax agreement, to take effect on approval.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

ERB, FIN

 

 

 

SB 975, SD1

(SSCR495)

Status

RELATING TO APPRAISALS.

Requires a real estate appraiser to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice when acting as an arbitrator in an arbitration proceeding to determine the fair market value, fair rental value, or fair and reasonable rent of real estate; clarifies that the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice apply to appraisers providing appraisals in arbitration proceedings to determine the fair market value, fair rental value, or fair and reasonable rent of real estate.  (SD1)

 

ERB, CPC/JUD

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

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PAPER:  4  copies (including an original) to Room 323 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8475 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey

Chair