SB 744 SD 1 HD 1

RELATING TO TAXATION

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI

Keywords: GENERAL EXCISE TAX, PUBLIC UTILITIES, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAXATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Report Title: Taxation; Call Centers

Description: Exempts certain activities of call centers from taxation. (SB744 SD1 HD1)

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to 1. ECD 2. WAM                                
 2- 4-99        S Re-referred to ECD/EDU, then WAM                         
 2-11-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/EDU on 02-17-99
                  at 3:30 p.m. in conference room 212
 2-17-99        S The committee on EDU deferred the measure until
                  02-19-99 at 12:00 noon in conference room 229.
 2-17-99        S The committee on ECD recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-17-99        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Inouye, Buen, M. Ige, Kawamoto; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; 1 Noes: Senator(s) Slom;         
                  and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi
 2-19-99        S The committee on EDU recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-19-99        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Chumbley, Matsunaga, Tam; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; 1 Noes: Senator(s)
                  Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda
 2-19-99        S Reported from ECD/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 306)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and        
                  referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-24-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by WAM on 02-26-99 at
                  8:30 a.m. in conference room 211
 2-26-99        S The measure is deferred.                                 
 3- 2-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-04-99         
                  at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 4-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM has been
                  rescheduled to 03-05-99 at 10:30 a.m. in conference         
                  room 211.
 3- 5-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 5-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun
                  Oakland, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi;
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) D. Ige, M.
                  Ige, Anderson
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 719) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1)
 3- 5-99        S 48 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  1). Ayes, 19.  Noes, none ().  Excused, 6 (Anderson,        
                  Bunda, Chun Oakland, M. Ige, Iwase, Slom).
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 142)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on EDB/CPC, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 26
 3-18-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDB/CPC on Wednesday,
                  03-24-99 at 1:45 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-24-99        H The committees on EDB/CPC recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-24-99        H The votes in EDB were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Herkes, Luke, Abinsay, Ahu Isa, Chang,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Saiki, Suzuki, Rath, Whalen; Ayes
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Ito, Morihara, Halford; and
 3-24-99        H The votes in CPC were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Lee, Cachola, Chang, Garcia, Herkes, Kaho`ohalahala,        
                  Takumi, Rath, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 6 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Menor, Hiraki, Morita, Yoshinaga, Halford,
                  Thielen
 3-25-99        H Reported from the committee on EDB/CPC (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 1428) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 3-25-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN with
                  Representative(s) none voting no and
                  Representative(s) Takamine excused.
 4- 1-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday,
                  04-05-99 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 5-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.