THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

TIME:

10:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1604

      (HSCR897-18)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds.  Makes findings required by Article VII, Section 13, of the State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded.

 

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HB 1605, HD1

      (HSCR1030-18)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AMENDING OR REPEALING HAWAII GENERAL EXCISE TAX LAWS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

Removes unnecessary or redundant provisions of the general excise tax laws.  (HB1605 HD1)

 

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HB 1652

      (HSCR898-18)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.

Abolishes various non-general funds and accounts of the Department of Taxation and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund.

 

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HB 1655

      (HSCR1027-18)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAX ON SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Clarifies that a person who sells or assists in the sale of tangible personal property and who provides customer service, processes payments, and controls fulfillment is the seller of the property for general excise tax and use tax purposes.

 

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HB 2395

      (HSCR901-18)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING.

Authorizes the Department of Taxation to require certain taxpayers to file returns electronically, subject to exceptions for reasonable cause as provided by administrative rules.

 

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HB 2396, HD1

      (HSCR1032-18)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAX ADMINISTRATION.

Increases the limit on revenues collected by the Special Enforcement Section of the Department of Taxation that are deposited into the Tax Administration Special Fund.  (HB2396 HD1)

 

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HB 2416, HD1

      (HSCR1033-18)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAX ON INTANGIBLE PROPERTY.

Clarifies that intangible property exempted from the general excise tax shall be used outside the State.  Intangible property acquired from an unlicensed seller and used in the State is subject to the use tax of 4 percent of the value of the property.  (HB2416 HD1)

 

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SCR 30 / SR 14

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF RECENT CHANGES TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAW.

 

 

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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair