SB 775 Hawaii Senate · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Summary

Provides for a mechanism to adjust the transient accommodations tax rate based on visitor arrivals for a calendar year. Requires the Hawaii tourism authority and the department of business, economic development, and tourism to determine and the latter to publish visitor arrivals annually. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Mar 2021

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Mar 11, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to LAT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 271) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 12, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2021

Committee

Reported from EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 174) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Misalucha, Lee, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Jan 28, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-21 3:00PM in conference room 224.

upper

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to EET, WAM.

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors