HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS

Rep. Lei Ahu Isa, Chair

Rep. Michael Magaoay, Vice Chair

Rep. Felipe Abinsay

Rep. Roy Takumi

Rep. Ed Case

Rep. Ron Davis

Rep. Ben Cabreros

Rep. Bertha Leong

Rep. Jerry Chang

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Rep. Guy Ontai

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, February 1, 2001

TIME:

8:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 194

RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF FOOD, RESIDENTIAL RENT, AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES FROM THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Excludes proceeds from the manufacture, packaging and sale of food, residential rent, and the provision of services and products for health care from the general excise tax.

EDB, HLT/HSH, FIN

HB 257

RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF proceeds FROM THE manufacture, packaging, and sale of food from GENERAL EXCISE TAX liability.

This Act seeks to exclude proceeds from the manufacture, packaging, and sale of food from general excise tax liability.

EDB, FIN

HB 310

RELATING TO THE EXCLUSION OF FOOD, RESIDENTIAL RENT, AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES FROM THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Excludes proceeds from the manufacture, packaging and sale of food, residential rent, and the provision of services and products for health care.

EDB, HLT/HSH, FIN

HB 283

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Eliminates the personal income tax beginning January 1, 2002. Exempts food and health care services from GET. Increases the GET rate from four per cent to eight per cent.

EDB, HLT/HSH, FIN

HB 175

relating to taxation.

Adds new tax benefits for high tech industries and amends current benefits to improve them.

EDB, FIN

HB 185

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Requires State to share with the relevant county a portion of general excise, use, and income taxes paid by businesses initially assisted by State and local incentives to allow county to recoup its initial investment in an enterprise zone.

EDB, FIN

HB 49

RELATING TO BUSINESS SUBSIDIES.

Regulates state and county business subsidies.

EDB, FIN

HB 9

relating to education.

Appropriates funds to the DOE to expand the E-academy concept to all public high schools, and establish E-academies in selected public elementary and middle schools and in selected new century charter schools.

EDB, EDN, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE EDB COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-9415.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Lei Ahu Isa

Chair