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HB 398 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Summary
Requires retailers or vendors that are not located in the State and not required to pay or collect general excise or use tax for sales to send certain information to purchasers in the State. Requires retailers or vendors to submit an annual report to the department of taxation. Exempts retailers or vendors who voluntarily collect and pay use tax to the department of taxation to be exempt from this requirement. Prohibits the department of taxation from assessing fines, charging interest, or penalizing in any way an individual who receives notification and does not pay the use tax. Amends the definition of business under Hawaii's general excise tax law. (HB398 HD2)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Nov 30, 2017
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Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Fukumoto, Matsumoto, McDermott, Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (6) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 707) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Fukumoto; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-13-17.
lower
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 27) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Keohokalole, Holt, Johanson, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to EDB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
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