RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.
Summary
Amends the amount of transient accommodations tax revenues allocated to the counties from a specified sum to capped reimbursements to the county for expenditures related to specified county public services. Appropriates funds to the department of budget and finance for costs and expenses incurred in the development, implementation, or support, including operational costs and costs for necessary staffing, needed to effectuate this measure. Effective 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
42–5
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 28, 2020
D
Democratic45
82% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to EET/PSM, WAM.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 152).
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Okimoto, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Hashimoto, Matayoshi, McKelvey, Quinlan, Wildberger voting no (5) 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: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Todd, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Wildberger; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Nakamura, Nishimoto.
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 469-20) 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, DeCoite; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Creagan, 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
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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