HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Romy M. Cachola |
Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti |
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Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen |
Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
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Rep. Lynn DeCoite |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
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Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Jo Jordan |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole |
Rep. Feki Pouha |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 |
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2:00 P.M. |
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Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Conforms Hawaii income and estate and generation-skipping transfer tax laws to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended as of December 31, 2015, and makes technical, nonsubstantive amendments.
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RELATING TO TAX ADJUSTMENTS. Amends section 235-101, HRS, to specify that the untimely filing of an amended federal income tax return does not reopen the Hawaii statute of limitations for claiming a tax refund.
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires the Auditor to periodically review certain exemptions, exclusions, and credits under the general excise and use taxes, public service company tax, and insurance premium tax. Assesses a fee on taxpayers who file returns and benefit from an exemption, exclusion, or credit. Requires the deposit of the fees collected into the audit revolving fund. Effective 1/1/2017.
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RELATING TO THE TAX REVIEW COMMISSION. Provides a measure for extending the reporting date of the 2015-2017 tax review commission and appropriates $250,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017 for the commission.
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RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION. Imposes interest on unpaid penalties and fines. Requires filing with tax appeal court a notice of transfer upon transfer of appeal to tax appeal court. Amends rate of interest on amounts paid out of litigated claims fund.
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RELATING TO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Establishes a full funding policy and budgetary procedures for routine repair and maintenance of state facilities, including judiciary-owned facilities.
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RELATING TO FEDERAL FUNDS. Requires the office of the governor to prepare a federal funding policy study for the State of Hawaii. Requires an interim report to be submitted before the 2017 regular session and the final study to be submitted before the 2018 regular session. Makes an appropriation. Effective 7/1/2016.
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RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. Appropriates moneys from the general revenues into the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund in FY 2015-2016 to comply with article VII, section 6, of the Hawaii State Constitution, which requires, under certain economic conditions, that the legislature provide a tax credit to state taxpayers or make a deposit into one or more funds.
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO REPAY GENERAL FUND CASH ADVANCES. Makes general fund appropriations for fiscal year 20162017 to repay prior general fund cash advances of $89,900,000 for the purchase of lands of the former Kapalama Military Reservation and of $13,300,000 for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
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RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF EXCESS REVENUES. Re-appropriates $1,000,000 in general funds to the emergency and budget reserve fund for fiscal year 2015-2016.
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RELATING TO COUNTIES. Allows the counties to make short term investments with similar authority as the state director of finance. Requires counties' investments in bonds of any improvement district to be of investment grade or supported by the general obligation pledge of the county in which the improvement district is located.
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REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO EVALUATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE MEDICAL AND PENSION BENEFIT PLANS FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
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________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair |