THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM

Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HEALTH

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Monday, February 11, 2019
TIME:	2:50 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

SB 986 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS. Allows a transient accommodations broker to register as a tax collection agent for its operators and plan managers.  Requires operators and plan managers to provide a statement to the transient accommodations broker confirming compliance with all applicable land use and tax laws.  Requires the operator or plan manager to provide verification of compliance with state and county land use laws.  Requires an operator or plan manager to remove a transient accommodation advertisement upon notice that the property is not in compliance with state law or county ordinance.  Establishes a 1-time amnesty program for certain delinquent transient accommodations and general excise tax obligations.  Authorizes counties to require the disgorgement of profits obtained through unlawful actions.  Authorizes counties to adopt ordinances to amortize or phase out transient accommodations.  Allocates up to $1,000,000 of TAT revenues to each county, contingent upon the county establishing a process to provide verification of compliance by an operator or plan manager with county land use laws.  Makes it unlawful for transient accommodations brokers to engage in business with operators or plan managers or property managers or activity providers that are not in compliance with all state laws and county ordinances.  Makes it unlawful for a hosting platform to provide, and collect a fee for, booking services regarding transient accommodations that are not lawfully certified, registered, or permitted under applicable county ordinance.	EET/PSM/CPH, JDC/WAM [Measure deleted on 02-08-19]
SB 960 Status & Testimony	RELATING TO TRANSIENT VACATION RENTALS. Requires registration of transient vacation rentals with the director of commerce and consumer affairs prior to operating or doing business in the State.  Permits certain nonconforming uses of transient vacation rentals.  Establishes penalties for noncompliance with registration requirements and allocates associated fines to the compliance resolution fund.  Authorizes the counties to impose additional regulations.  Creates searchable database.  Registration requirements effective January 1, 2020.	EET/PSM/CPH, WAM/JDC

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 Clarence K. Nishihara Chair	_____________________________________ Senator Glenn Wakai Chair
	_____________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair