HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
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Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair |
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Patrick Pihana Branco |
Rep. Amy A. Perruso |
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Rep. Stacelynn K.M. Eli |
Rep. Jackson D. Sayama |
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Rep. Daniel Holt |
Rep. Adrian K. Tam |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Chris Todd |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Tina Wildberger |
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Rep. Lisa Marten |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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Thursday, March 3, 2022 |
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2:30 p.m. |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A #2
The following measures were previously heard on Tuesday March 1, 2022 @ 11:00 a.m.. No public testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Establishes the Hawaiian home lands special fund. Appropriates funds into and out of the special fund for DHHL to enable beneficiaries of the Hawaiian home lands trust to acquire a residence and to enable DHHL to fulfill its fiduciary duties to beneficiaries. (HD1)
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RELATING TO INCOME. Part II: Makes the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent. Provides for carryforward of nonrefundable credits previously claimed. Part III: Increases and amends the refundable food/excise tax credit. Part IV: Increases minimum wage rate to $11.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2023, $12.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2024, $13.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2025, $14.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2026, $15.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2027, $16.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2028, $17.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2029, and $18.00 per hour beginning 1/1/2030. Increases the tip credit over the same period. Beginning 7/1/2030 and each year thereafter, requires DLIR to annually adjust the minimum wage hourly rate and tip credit amount for the following January 1 based on the average of the increases to the statewide median hourly wage for all occupations over the previous three years compiled by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Part V: Amends the household and dependent care tax credit to apply to expenses paid for the care of a qualifying individual, regardless of age. Part VI: Increases the cap on revenues that may be deposited into the tax administration special fund and authorizes that moneys in the fund shall also be used for outreach to educate low-wage earners about their withholding options and to provide support when completing their withholding forms. Appropriates funds from the tax administration special fund for the purpose of this part. Effective 12/25/2040. (HD1)
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RELATING TO DISTRICT BOUNDARY AMENDMENTS. Authorizes the appropriate county land use decision-making authority to determine district boundary amendments involving land areas over fifteen acres but less than or equal to fifty acres if the county has adopted an ordinance that meets certain requirements, including the requirement that the district boundary amendment is necessary to produce housing, sixty per cent of which shall be reserved for occupants whose incomes do not exceed eighty per cent of the area median income. Prohibits parceling of such lands. 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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