SB 606 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.

Summary

Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual, from the sale of hearing aids. Effective 12/31/2050. Sunsets 1/1/2026. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Mar 9, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2023

How they voted

24–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 7, 2023

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to HLT/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 210) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 2, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Feb 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-23 10:10AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 408) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 8, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors