HB 979 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATED TO SUMMARY POSSESSION.

Summary

Requires that a current general excise tax license number for any rental income be filed with the complaint to the court for summary possession proceedings. Requires the Judiciary to submit an annual list of certain information regarding summary possession cases to the Department of Taxation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB979 → HB979_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that a 'general excise tax license number' must be filed for rental income in eviction proceedings, rather than a 'current GET license number.' Additionally, the effective date of the law was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and the Judiciary's name was capitalized. These changes ensure the tax requirement is explicitly clear and significantly delay when the new reporting rules will begin.

Scope change

The bill's scope was clarified to specifically require a 'general excise tax license number' for rental income, removing ambiguity about the type of license required.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the specific license type required for rental income filings from a generic 'current GET license number' to a 'current general excise tax license number' to ensure precise compliance.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, delaying when the new reporting requirements become active.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the capitalization of 'Judiciary' and 'Department of Taxation' to match proper noun standards.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 47).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 418) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors