Appropriates funds for collective bargaining cost items for the members of Unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal biennium 2025-2027. Declares the expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2025-2026 is exceeded. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
HB 567 would allow tipped employees, such as restaurant servers and bartenders, to deduct their tips from their taxable income when filing state taxes. This means these workers could lower their state tax bill by subtracting the tips they earn from their total income before calculating taxes. The bill directly affects service industry workers who rely on tips as part of their income. It provides a specific tax deduction mechanism to reduce their overall tax burden.
HB 2412 proposes allocating state funds for physical projects like roads, buildings, or parks in the Eighth Representative District. It directly affects residents and local infrastructure within that district by providing financial resources for capital improvements. The bill’s key provision is the appropriation of funds, with no additional requirements or mechanisms specified in the provided abstract. (Note: The bill is in early stages, having only been introduced on January 27, 2026.)
For taxable years beginning after 1/1/2027, establishes a nonrefundable income tax credit for certain agricultural investment costs incurred for agricultural activities conducted on Hawaiian home lands. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
SB 3177 allows the state's Director of Finance to invest specific state funds in short-term, high-quality corporate bonds. This bill directly affects how the state manages its money by expanding permissible investment options beyond traditional government securities. The key provision authorizes the Director to use these bonds for temporary cash holdings, provided they meet strict credit quality standards. It does not change tax policy or fund new programs, but modifies existing investment rules for state moneys.
Excludes the sale of a motor vehicle to a lessor of rental motor vehicles for use as a rental motor vehicle as a sale at wholesale. Imposes the maximum allowable excise tax on the use of tangible personal property in the State for the importation or purchase of a motor vehicle by a lessor of rental motor vehicles for use as a rental motor vehicle. Establishes a Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund to pay a temporary hazard pay bonus to certain eligible teachers. Beginning 7/1/2026 until 7/1/2030, deposits the additional tax revenue generated by this Act into the Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 7/1/2030. (HD1)
Establishes an Extended Producer Responsibility Program. Requires certain producers of fast-moving consumer goods to register with the Department of Health and pay an annual fee based on the amount of packaging volume the covered producer places on the market each calendar year. Provides for the deposit of fees into an Extended Producer Responsibility Special Fund. Provides for the expenditure of moneys from the Extended Producer Responsibility Special Fund for the creation of a countywide needs assessment of resources needed to reduce the volume of packaging waste sent to landfills or power plants that burn municipal solid waste as a fuel by fifty per cent and eighty per cent by a date to be determined by rule. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 7/1/2032.
Requires conditions placed on appropriations to the Stadium Development Special Fund to be met before expenditure. Subjects expenditure by the Stadium Authority of an appropriation out of the Stadium Development Special Fund on the completion of specific project readiness conditions. Appropriates moneys.
Amends the renewable fuels production tax credit by: increasing the tax credit rate; specifying that the credit may be claimed for fuels that meet certain lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and product transportation emissions thresholds; adding credit values for low lifecycle emissions renewable fuels and sustainable aviation fuels produced; allowing a taxpayer who previously claimed a credit to claim another credit for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2024; amending the credit period to be for a maximum period of ten consecutive years beginning from the effective date of this Act; and amending the required information in the certified statement. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Establishes the Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund. Requires a portion of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to be deposited into the special fund. Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture in an amount equal to three per cent of the State Budget.
