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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE TAX REVIEW COMMISSION TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE MEANS BY WHICH THE HAWAII LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING PROGRAM CAN BE IMPLEMENTED.
WHEREAS, the State passed Act 245, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002 (Act 245), on July 1, 2002, creating the Hawaii Long-Term Care Financing Program (LTC Financing Program); and
WHEREAS, the LTC Financing Program is intended to provide universal and affordable long-term care for all eligible State residents regardless of income; and
WHEREAS, the LTC Financing Program benefits are intended to be primary over long-term care benefits from private insurance companies and Medicaid; and
WHEREAS, Act 245, codified at chapter 346C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, only established a framework for the LTC Financing Program and therefore, the details of the program, including how to pay for it, remain undetermined; and
WHEREAS, in 2003, the Legislature passed S.B. No. 1088, S.D. 2,
H.D.2, C.D. 1 (2003), which proposed to establish a Long-Term Care Income Tax Credit
for amounts paid for purchase of long-term care insurance but was vetoed by the
Governor; and
WHEREAS, the Tax Review Commission is scheduled to convene in 2025 pursuant to Chapter 232E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, with the purpose of conducting a systematic review of the State's tax structure; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that the Tax Review Commission is requested to identify possible means by which the Hawaii Long-Term Care Financing Program can be implemented, including consideration of a revised version of the Long-Term Care Income Tax Credit proposed in S.B. No. 1088, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1 (2003); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Tax Review Commission is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report to the Legislature is requested to include the possible implementations, financing mechanisms, and costs that may be associated with implementing and administering the Long-Term Care Financing Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Budget and Finance, Director of Taxation, and Chairperson of the Tax Review Commission.
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Tax Review Commission; Long-Term Care; Financing Program; Medicaid; Insurance