SB 1295 Hawaii Senate · 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, by general law, 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 passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 20, 2023

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1335) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 14, 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

Mar 13, 2023

Introduced

Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1).

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 407) 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

Feb 15, 2023

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, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Lee, Moriwaki.

upper

Feb 10, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-15-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 10, 2023

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 150) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 25, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors