STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1285

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 147

       H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 147, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING HAWAII NET INCOME TAX LAWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to make amendments to the state income tax law for the purpose of deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions.

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that this housekeeping measure amends the state income tax law, codified as chapter 235, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by repealing obsolete or unnecessary provisions and making conforming amendments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 147, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair