THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

                COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
             Senator Carol Fukunaga, Co-Chair
              Senator Andrew Levin, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Tuesday, March 16, 1999

        TIME:    9:30 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 211
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

H.B. 1151  MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHILD ANDWAM
H.D. 1   ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION
        Appropriates emergency funds to the department of
        health child and adolescent mental health division to
        provide services to certain emotionally disturbed
        children and adolescents.
        (SAY B.R.)

H.B. 1207  RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAX                       WAM
        Restores the tax exemption for sales of cigarettes and
        tobacco products to the United States, including any
        agency or instrumentality that is wholly owned of
        otherwise constituted to be immune from the cigarette
        and tobacco tax levy.
        (SAY B.R.)

H.B. 1197  RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX  WAM
H.D. 2   LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
        Conforms Hawaii Income Tax Law to the Internal Revenue
        Code.
        (SAY B.R.)

H.B. 1682  RELATING TO INCOME TAX                          WAM
H.D. 1   Requires any organization that files a Form 990 with
        the Internal Revenue Service to file a copy of that
        form with the State Department of Taxation.
        Appropriates funds to the department of taxation for
        filing and tracking the information contained in Form
        990.
        (SAY)

H.B. 1649  RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX                  WAM

 


 
H.D. 2   Exempts from the conveyance tax, transfers of real
        property from an individual to a corporation, limited
        liability company, or partnership that is wholly owned
        by the individual; or transfers between a parent
        company and its wholly owned subsidiary.
        (SOUKI, SAY)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
H.B. 1203  RELATING TO THE COLLECTION OF TAXES             WAM
H.D. 1   Allows collection agencies to recover their collection
        fees directly from a delinquent taxpayer when under
        contract with the department of taxation for the
        collection of delinquent taxes.
        (SAY B.R.)

H.B. 232 RELATING TO TAXATION                            WAM
H.D. 2   Establishes a general excise tax structure for
        services similar to that of goods.  The new structure
        retains the four percent tax on the final service
        provided and gradually over a period of seven years
        lowers the tax on intermediary services to half a
        percent, the same as applied to the sale of wholesale
        goods.
        (CASE)

H.B. 375 RELATING TO TAXATION                            WAM
H.D. 1   Creates a general excise tax exemption for contracting
        or services exported out of the state.  Imposes a use
        tax on out-of-state services imported or purchased for
        use in Hawaii.
        (CASE B.R.)

H.B. 1061  RELATING TO GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES                WAM
H.D. 2   Requires the State to collect the remaining balance of
        grants, subsidies, CIP funds, or the acquisition of
        personal property, equipment, or vehicles if the
        recipient can no longer or is unwilling to continue to
        provide the services.
        (SAY B.R.)


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 210, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.


 
Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6800.



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Senator Carol Fukunaga            Senator Andew Levin
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair