STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1858-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2376

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2376, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOBACCO TAXES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Repeal the deferred payment purchase option for cigarette tax stamps; and

(2) Require licensees to pay for cigarette tax stamps at the time of purchase using cash, certified check, or bank transfer.

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2376, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair