RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Summary
Establishes a five-year general excise tax exemption starting January 1, 2020, for amounts received from the servicing and maintenance of helicopters in an aircraft service and maintenance facility or from the construction of a facility that services and maintains helicopters; provided that 75% of the helicopters serviced and maintained annually in the facility are equipped with quiet technology. Sunsets 12/31/2024. (HB421 HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Mar 13, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Mar 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee on TRS deferred the measure.
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-19 1:00PM in conference room 225.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to TRS, WAM.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 40).
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Har, Okimoto, Perruso, San Buenaventura, Say voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) B. Kobayashi, Nakamura; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Matayoshi; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) San Buenaventura voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 559) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Kitagawa, Eli, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Quinlan.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 63) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDB.
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Hashimoto, Brower, Cullen, Hashem, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matayoshi; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to TRN, EDB, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TB
Tom Brower
DDemocratic
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