RELATING TO TAXATION.
Summary
Authorizes each county to impose a surcharge on transient accommodations tax. Changes the transient accommodations tax rate to an unspecified amount. Repeals the distribution of transit accommodations tax revenues to the counties. (HB631 HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2019
How they voted
48–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Mar 1, 2019
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to PSM/EET, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 208).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Hashimoto, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, McDermott.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 420) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on TIA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Holt, Cabanilla Arakawa, Creagan, DeCoite, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cachola; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Okimoto; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to TIA, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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