HB 593 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

Summary

Provides that, notwithstanding provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to the contrary, the amount of the state tax credit for research activities shall be calculated based on all qualified research expenses for the taxable year. Appropriates funds for a compliance specialist position within DOTAX to assist with administration of the tax credit. (HB593 HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2017

House Passage

Mar 2017

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Nov 30, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2017

Committee

Referred to ETT, WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2017

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 122).

upper

Mar 3, 2017

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Choy, Har voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2017

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Lowen, Nakamura, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Tokioka; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Choy; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, LoPresti, Tupola.

lower

Feb 14, 2017

Committee

Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 312) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 8, 2017

Lower · Passed

The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Keohokalole, Holt, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Johanson.

lower

Jan 25, 2017

Committee

Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 20, 2017

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors