HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Karen Leinani Awana

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Chris Lee

 

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

TIME:

7:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A # 11

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Monday, March 2, Agenda # 2:

 

HB 1271, HD2

(HSCR545)

Status

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Establishes the Hawaii Energy and Food Security Task Force to address Hawaii's energy and food security needs.  Increases the tax collected on each barrel of imported oil, and allocates a portion thereof for energy security uses.

 

EEP, AGR, FIN

HB 834, HD1

(HSCR522)

Status

RELATING TO WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.

Amends state water quality standards for marine waters to conform to federal standards.

 

EEP/WLO, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Monday, March 2, Agenda # 6:

 

HB 183

(HSCR124)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the Hawaii teacher standards board to suspend its policies, rules, and standards when required by extenuating circumstances.  Authorizes the board to determine how it collects license fees.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 541

(HSCR125)

Status

RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Ensures that civil service benefits for department of education civil service employees are the same as those provided to civil service employees of other executive branch employees until 6/30/12.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 395

(HSCR119)

Status

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

Requires any unexpended or unencumbered general fund appropriations designated for the State's early learning system to lapse into the Keiki First Steps Trust Fund.

 

EDN, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Monday, March 2, Agenda # 7:

 

HB 1686, HD1

(HSCR272)

Status

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Improves the charter school funding mechanism to ensure that charter schools receive fair and equitable funding.

 

EDN, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Monday, March 2, Agenda # 8:

 

HB 1710

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes an amnesty for delinquent income tax obligations, provides equitable relief in certain tax situations, and places the burden of proof on the department of taxation in certain circumstances.

 

FIN

HB 1184, HD1

(HSCR645)

Status

RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.

Creates temporary exemptions in procurement, rule-making, and employment statutes for programs, services, and benefits using funds allocated to the State by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

 

FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, February 26, Agenda #4:

 

HB 1747

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Exempts the state income tax for individuals who earn less than $40,000 per year and increases the income tax for individuals who earn $750,000 or more.  Drops dead 12/31/15.

 

FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, February 27, Agenda # 7:

 

HB 215, HD1

(HSCR618)

Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCING.

Organizes, clarifies, updates, and recodifies campaign finance laws.

 

JUD, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, February 18, Agenda # 2:

 

HB 1735

Status

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Advances the date of filing of a general excise monthly tax return from the last day of the calendar month following the month in which the taxes accrue to the 20th day of that month to generate a one-time windfall in revenue due to earlier collection of taxes within the fiscal year.

 

FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, February 26, Agenda # 3:

 

HB 1732

Status

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

Transfers temporarily until 06/30/2015 by reduction or deletion of certain earmarked amounts from the cigarette tax back to the state general fund.

 

FIN

HB 1731

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND.

Reallocates for 6 years from 07/01/09 to 06/30/2015, distribution of moneys in the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund, including depositing 14% into the state general fund.

 

FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, February 26, Agenda # 4:

 

HB 1548

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Omnibus tax bill to provide tax equity and stimulate the economy by increasing general excise tax rates, reducing income tax rates, and establishing hotel construction and remodeling tax credit.

 

FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, February 26, Agenda # 5:

 

HB 1451, HD1

(HSCR605)

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Extends the high technology business investment, research, and technology infrastructure renovation tax credits to 12/31/2015.  Caps aggregate investment credits for a year to $      .  Caps aggregate credits in a year for investments in a single qualified business to $10,000,000.  Establishes review board to decide appeals of Department of Taxation denials of certification of credits claimed for investments in wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

EBM, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair