STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3641

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2354

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2354, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE INCOME CHECK-OFF,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide taxpayers with an opportunity to increase their support of the Hawaii State Public Library System.

 

     Specifically, this measure changes the amount of the authorized income tax check-off to the libraries special fund that may be designated from a person's income tax refund as follows:

 

     (1)  For an individual taxpayer, changing the amount from $2 to an unspecified amount; and

 

     (2)  For taxpayers filing a joint return, changing the amount from $4 to an unspecified amount.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Taxation; Hawaii State Public Library System; and Oahu County Legislative Priorities Committee, Democratic Party of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee finds that the income tax check-off box, which has generated approximately $68,000 during each of the last three calendar years, is used to support the Hawaii State Public Library System and its programs.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2354, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2354, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair