RELATING TO TAXATION.
Summary
Makes the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent. Allows nonrefundable state earned income tax credits claimed for certain taxable years that exceeded tax liability for the original claim year to be credited against net tax liability in subsequent years until exhausted, up to the end of the 2022 tax year.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic45
97% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 353-22), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 15, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (49-0-1)
house
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Holt, Belatti, D. Kobayashi, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Onishi, Okimoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
14 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Aaron Ling Johanson
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
P
Lauren Matsumoto
RRepublican
P
Lisa Kitagawa
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
PP
Patrick Pihana Branco
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
SK
Stacelynn K.M. Eli
DDemocratic
P
Sylvia Luke
DDemocratic
P
TW
Tina Wildberger
DDemocratic
P
TJ
Ty J.K. Cullen
DDemocratic
Co
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
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