Hawaii State Legislature
2005 Legislative Session

HB1465 SD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO TAXATION.
Report Title: Cigarette Tax; Increase
Description: Increases tax per cigarette to 9 cents after 6/30/2006, 11 cents after 6/30/2007, and 13 cents after 6/30/2008. Earmarks 25%, 25%, and 50% of tax for general fund, DOH health promotion and disease prevention programs, and the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund, respectively. (SD1)
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): TAKAMINE
Current Referral:FIN, HLT

Date Status Text
1/27/2005HIntroduced and Pass First Reading
1/31/2005HReferred to FIN, referral sheet 7
2/26/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-01-05 at 10:00 am in House conference room 308.
3/1/2005HThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Chong, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Nakasone, Tanaka, Tsuji, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita, Fox, Moses, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Carroll, Evans, Nishimoto, Meyer.
3/3/2005HReported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 808), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
3/4/2005HPassed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki, Herkes, Saiki, Takai excused.
3/8/2005HPassed Third Reading with none voting no and none excused.
3/8/2005HTransmitted to Senate.
3/10/2005SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 339).
3/10/2005SPassed First Reading.
3/10/2005SReferred to WAM.
3/29/2005SThe committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-01-05 at 9:30 am in conference room 211.
4/1/2005SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Tsutsui, English, Espero, Fukunaga, Hooser, Inouye, Kanno, Kim, Kokubun, Nishihara, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Slom, Trimble; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Sakamoto.
4/8/2005SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1482) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
4/8/2005SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
4/8/2005S48 Hrs. Notice 04-12-05.
4/12/2005SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 18; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 6 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Hogue, Ige, Slom, Trimble, Whalen). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Espero). Transmitted to House.
4/12/2005HReturned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 608) in amended form (SD 1).
4/14/2005HHouse disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
4/15/2005SReceived notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 606).
4/18/2005HRe-referred to FIN, HLT, referral sheet 53.
4/21/2005HReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 736).
4/21/2005SSenate Conferees appointed: Baker, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Inouye.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment