OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 16

20TH LEGISLATIVE DAY - FEBRUARY 19, 2021

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CAI -    Culture, Arts, & International Affairs

CMV -  Corrections, Military, & Veterans

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

ECD -   Economic Development

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

GVR -  Government Reform

HET -   Higher Education & Technology

HHH -  Health, Human Services, & Homelessness

HSG -   Housing

JHA -   Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

LAT -   Labor & Tourism

LMG -  Legislative Management

PDP -   Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness

TRN -   Transportation

WAL -  Water & Land


 

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Committee

 

 

 

REFERRAL

 

 

SB172, SD1

RELATING TO GRANTS.

Allows an organization to qualify for grants under Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, if the organization is registered with the department of commerce and consumer affairs and in possession of a valid certificate of vendor compliance issued by the State.  (SD1)

 

ECD, FIN

 

SB224

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Gives a preference to students who live within the service area of a school or who enrolled in the school the previous school year who apply for participation in a career and technical education program offered by that school.  Establishes enrollment in a career and technical education program as a new exception to the requirement to attend school within the service area in which a student resides.

 

EDN, FIN

 

SB256

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST KEAHOLE HOTEL & SUITES LLC.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Keahole Hotel & Suites LLC with planning, designing, constructing, and equipping facilities for a hotel at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole.

 

TRN, FIN

 

SB384

RELATING TO TAX APPEALS.

Clarifies that filing fees for tax appeals are nonrefundable and that no deposits are required for tax appeals.

 

JHA, FIN

 

SB594, SD1

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Authorizes the director of taxation to exempt a taxpayer whose annual general excise tax liability does not exceed $100 from monthly, quarterly, or semiannual general excise tax filing requirements; provided that the taxpayer files an annual return.  Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2021.  (SD1)

 

ECD, FIN

 

HR33

CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR MAUNA KEA.

 

WAL/JHA

 

HCR41

CONVENING A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR MAUNA KEA.

 

WAL/JHA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

HB1170, HD1

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the state venture capital program that provides venture capital investments in early stage small businesses in the State.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

ECD, FIN