REPORT TITLE:
General Excise Tax; Counties


DESCRIPTION:
Exempts the county governments and amounts received from the
county governments from the general excise tax.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO EXEMPTING THE COUNTIES FROM GENERAL EXCISE TAX.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 237, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 2 by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to
 
 3 read as follows:
 
 4      "§237-     Exemption of county governments.  Any provision
 
 5 of law to the contrary notwithstanding, all sales and the
 
 6 proceeds of all sales received from county governments shall be
 
 7 exempted and excluded from the tax imposed under this chapter."
 
 8      SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
 9      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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11                              INTRODUCED BY:______________________