THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021

 

DATE:

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

TIME:

10:35AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 211 & Videoconference

 

THE STATE CAPITOL IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

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DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

HB 243, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR1150)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION.

Requires each executive branch department to:  identify existing and planned facilities that are vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding impacts, and natural hazards; assess options for mitigation impacts of sea level rise to existing and planned facilities; establish staff level points of contact to improve interagency coordination for sea level rise adaptation, flooding, and resilience; and submit annual reports to the governor, legislature, office of planning, and Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation commission.  Effective 1/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

WTL/AEN, WAM

HB 1043, HD3, SD1

      (SSCR1193)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Amends chapter 237D, HRS, relating to the transient accommodations tax, to repeal the misdemeanor criminal penalty for failing to register under that chapter and replace it with a monetary fine structure; replace references to operator or plan manager with person or taxpayer; clarify that a certificate of registration is required for persons advertising transient accommodations; apply personal liability provision under general excise tax law to transient accommodations tax; and make various technical amendments.  Effective 1/1/2022.  (SD1)

 

JDC, WAM

[Added on

04-06-21]

HB 1296, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR1268)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.

Repeals the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund and transfers unencumbered balances to the general fund.  Specifies that Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund moneys shall only be deposited into the University revenue-undertakings fund until 7/1/2033.  Appropriates general funds to the department of health for tobacco prevention and control.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

HTH/HRE, WAM

[Added on

04-06-21]

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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