RELATING TO FARMERS.
Summary
Excludes for state income tax purposes a portion of income earned by farmers who grow or raise food or value–added food products and whose annual gross income does not exceed a certain amount. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2017. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 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
21
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Mar 21, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 21, 2017
Committee
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 949) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Riviere, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Ruderman.
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 03-17-17 2:16PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-17 1:15PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to AEN, WAM.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 309).
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) LoPresti; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 638) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Ing, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) LoPresti; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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