THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair
Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice-Chair

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM, AND TECHNOLOGY
Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair
Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2018

DATE:

Monday, February 05, 2018

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 211
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2999
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.
Establishes a 1-time amnesty program for certain delinquent tax obligations.  Allows transient accommodations brokers to register as a tax collection agent on behalf of all of its operators and plan managers.  Requires registered tax collection agent's operators and plan managers to obtain a GET license and TAT registration.  Requires registered tax collection agents to file periodic and annual GET and TAT returns.  Requires that each periodic return be accompanied by an electronic cover sheet containing required information.  Requires all registered tax collection agents to inquire with their operators and plan managers whether the transient accommodation is in compliance with all pertinent state and county land use and tax laws.  Requires the operator or plan manager to provide verification of and a statement confirming compliance with state and county land use laws in the form of a written certification, verification, or permit, as applicable, issued by the appropriate county agency.  Requires a transient accommodations broker to remove an advertisement for a transient accommodation upon notice that the property is not in compliance with state law or county ordinance.  Authorizes counties to disgorge profits obtained through unfair or unlawful business practices.  Authorizes counties to adopt ordinances to amortize or phase out transient vacation rental units.  Authorizes disclosure of GET and TAT returns to authorized county officials.  Allocates an unspecified percentage of GET and TAT tax revenues to the counties, contingent upon establishment of a process to provide verification of compliance by an operator or plan manager with county land use laws.

WAM/ETT

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6090.