STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 684-18
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2018
RE: H.B. No. 2231
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2231 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INCOME TAX CREDIT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee notes the concerns raised regarding the possibility that the tax credit in this measure could be claimed more than once because the original purchaser of the vehicle could claim the tax credit and, if the vehicle is sold, the party to whom the vehicle is sold could also claim the tax credit. Nevertheless, your Committee finds that this measure deserves further consideration.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying the operation of the tax credit to avoid confusion;
(2) Changing the tax credit from a refundable tax credit to a non-refundable tax credit;
(3) Changing the calculation of the tax credit from a fixed amount to a percentage of the taxpayer's expenses in purchasing or modifying a vehicle for use by a person with a disability, subject to a cap amount;
(4) Changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to facilitate further discussion; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2231, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2231, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,
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____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair |
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