HB 1944 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Summary

Allocates funds from TAT revenue directly to the Hawaii Tourism Authority, rather than through the Special Land and Development Fund, to improve certain state resources and services. Requires DLNR to submit an annual list to HTA of proposed projects for the HTA Strategic Plan. Requires HTA to submit an annual report of certain projects undertaken in accordance with the HTA Strategic Plan. Effective on 7/1/2099. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

House Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020

Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2020

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 51

Feb 28, 2020

D Democratic45

42 Yea 3

93% Yea

R Republican5

4 Yea 1

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2020

Committee

Referred to EET, WAM.

upper

Mar 3, 2020

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 150).

upper

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 19, 2020

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Nakamura, Nishimoto.

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 471-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2020

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, Cachola, Creagan, DeCoite; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Okimoto; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2020

Committee

Referred to TIA, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 21, 2020

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2020

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors