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Measure Title: RELATING TO TAXATION.
Report Title: DOTAX; DHHL; General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Rental Motor Vehicles; Position; Hawaiian Home Lands Special Fund; Appropriation ($)
Description: Applies the retail or higher general excise tax or use tax rate to purchases or imports of new motor vehicles by rental car companies and requires the revenue to be deposited into the Hawaiian Home Lands Special Fund. Establishes the Hawaiian Home Lands Special Fund. Appropriates funds for a position in the Department of Taxation. Appropriates funds out of the Hawaiian Home Lands Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Companion:  SB2784
Package: None
Current Referral: TRN, JHA, FIN
Introducer(s): KILA, KAHALOA, KAPELA, POEPOE
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DateChamberStatus Text
2/20/2026HReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2/20/2026HReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 730-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2/19/2026HThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia; and Excused: none.
2/17/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/12/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).
2/12/2026HReported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 214-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2/10/2026HThe committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.
2/6/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/3/2026HRe-referred to TRN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 7
2/2/2026HReferred to TRN/ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
1/28/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.

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Hearing Notices

TRN
2/10/26 9:30A
430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
JHA
2/19/26 2:00P
325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE