CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 145

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

 

RE:    H.B. No. 375

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 375, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to repeal the sunset date for amendments made to the refundable food/excise tax credit by Act 223, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Appropriating $1,000,000 subject to a dollar for dollar match by the private sector for the Hawaii Tourism Authority, working in conjunction with the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association for projects to address homelessness in tourist and resort areas;

 

     (2)  Removing the provisions that made amendments to the refundable food/excise tax credit;

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2017; and

 

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 375, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 375, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________

JILL N. TOKUDA

Chair

 

____________________________

SYLVIA LUKE

Chair