HB 997 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO EXPRESSLY PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY AUTHORIZE THE COUNTIES TO ISSUE TAX INCREMENT BONDS AND TO EXCLUDE TAX INCREMENT BONDS FROM DETERMINATIONS OF THE FUNDED DEBT OF THE COUNTIES.

Summary

Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi to expressly provide that the legislature may authorize political subdivisions, such as counties, to issue tax increment bonds and to exclude tax increment bonds in calculating the debt limit of the political subdivisions. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

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Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023

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Committee

Feb 14, 2023

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 401) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors