RELATING TO TAXATION.
Summary
Increases the general excise tax and use tax by 0.5% to provide a dedicated funding source for the department of education and the University of Hawaii. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Last action Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019
How they voted
21–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
83% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Mar 18, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to LHE/FIN, referral sheet 36
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 496) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) J.Keohokalole, Wakai. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Inouye, Riviere, L. Thielen). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, Riviere; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-01-19 10:05AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-19 10:30AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 559) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Fevella.
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Fevella.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-19 3:30PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU/HRE, WAM.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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