CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 132

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 1363

H.D. 3

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1363, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Extend the period within which a county may adopt a surcharge on state tax, under certain conditions, from March 31, 2019, to December 31, 2023;

(2) Authorize, in certain instances, the use of county surcharge revenues for housing infrastructure in counties having a population of 500,000 or less; and

(3) Temporarily authorize counties that have previously adopted a surcharge on state tax to amend the uses of the surcharge.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Restoring "pedestrian paths or sidewalks on a county road near or around a public school," to the definition of "housing infrastructure" and removing the same language from section 46-16.8(g)(1)(E), Hawaii Revised Statutes, where it had previously been moved;

(2) Adding water reuse to the definition of "housing infrastructure";

(3) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1363, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1363, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Chair	____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ TROY N. HASHIMOTO Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair