THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

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

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, March 24, 2021
TIME:	10:00AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 211 & Videoconference

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A M E N D E D A G E N D A

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Repeals the distribution of transit accommodations tax revenues to the counties. Authorizes each county to impose a surcharge on transient accommodations tax. (SD1 Proposed)

Copies of the proposed SD 1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website: www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

WAM

HB 53

(HSCR769)

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

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

WAM

HB 133, HD1

(HSCR719)

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CAPITAL GAINS.

Increases the capital gains tax threshold from 7.25 per cent to nine per cent. Applies for tax years beginning after 12/31/2020. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

WAM

HB 1041, HD1

(HSCR645)

Status & Testimony

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, 2020. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

WAM

HB 1115

(HSCR770)

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE STATE FUNDS.

Provides for the deposit into the emergency and budget reserve fund of moneys received by the State through a civil action in which the State is a party and no other law or court order specifically provides for the deposit elsewhere of moneys received through the action.

WAM

~~HB 1298, HD1~~

~~(HSCR843)~~

~~Status & Testimony~~

~~RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.~~

~~Transfers to the general fund the excess balances of various non-general funds from various state departments and agencies. Effective 6/30/21. (HD1)~~

~~WAM~~

[Measure deleted on 03-23-21]

~~HB 1299, HD1~~

~~(HSCR844)~~

~~Status & Testimony~~

~~RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.~~

Repeals various non-general funds of the department of agriculture; department of budget and finance; department of business, economic development, and tourism; department of defense; department of education; department of health; department of human services; department of labor and industrial relations; department of land and natural resources; department of the attorney general; department of public safety; department of transportation; University of Hawaii; department of commerce and consumer affairs; department of Hawaiian home lands; judiciary; and Hawaii public housing authority. Implements recommendations of the auditor. Transfers most unencumbered balances to the credit of the general fund. (HB1299 HD1)

~~WAM~~

[Measure deleted on 03-23-21]

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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair