THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

 

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING

Senator Stanley Chang, Chair

Senator Dru Mamo Kanuha, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR, CULTURE AND THE ARTS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 7, 2019

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 1050

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes a task force within the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to examine and report on the feasibility of the State of Hawaii establishing and operating a housing loan program for state employees similar to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs VA home loan program.  Makes an appropriation.

 

HOU/LCA, WAM

SB 742

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ACCOUNTS.

Increases the cap amounts of the tax deduction for individual housing accounts.  Repeals requirement for the payment of taxes on distributions used for the purchase of a first principal residence.  Requires each employer in the State to provide its employees with an option for the automatic direct deposit of their wages into the employees' individual housing accounts.

 

HOU/LCA, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair

 

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Senator Stanley Chang

Chair