HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair

Rep. Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr.

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr., Chair

Rep. Clift Tsuji, Vice Chair

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Chris Halford

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Bud Stonebraker

NOTICE OF DECISION-MAKING

DATE:

Monday, February 14, 2005

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

AS THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PREVIOUSLY HEARD, NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

HB 603

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Allows farmers who suffer economic losses from force majeure events to drop out of the Enterprise Zone (EZ) program for the period of the loss and gain a month-for -month extension of their overall 84-month eligibility. Clarifies the definition of a "full-time employee" includes leased employees and employees under a joint employer relationship. Specifies that tax credits taken in the EZ program cannot be duplicated in other tax incentive programs.

EDB/AGR, FIN

HB 1200

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Establishes that agricultural businesses shall remain eligible for tax incentives in the event of force majeure; allows agricultural businesses to meet annual gross revenue requirements if the businesses are unable to meet annual full-time employee requirements.

AGR/EDB, FIN

     

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Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr.

Chair

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Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Chair