HB 2406 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

Summary

Establishes the Climate Health and Environmental Action Special Fund in the Department of Land and Natural Resources to minimize the impacts of, and respond to, climate crises. Imposes an additional $25 dollar tax on transient accommodations. Allocates a portion of transient accommodations tax revenue to the Climate Health and Environmental Action Special Fund. Narrows the transient accommodations tax exemption for accommodations furnished at no charge or on a complimentary or gratuitous basis to accommodations for the purpose of providing emergency housing to persons displaced as a result of a state of emergency or state disaster. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2024 Last action Mar 7, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to EET/WTL/AEN, WAM/JDC.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 371).

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu, Kahaloa, Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kobayashi; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kila.

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 502-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Woodson, Ward.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors