CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 3

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1175

       H.D. 3

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1175, 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 bill is to:

 

     (1)  Increase the per-cigarette tax from ten cents to 13 cents; and

 

     (2)  Deposit an unspecified percentage of the remaining portion of the per-cigarette tax into the Hawaii Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund (Trust Fund).

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by, among other things:

 

     (1)  Increasing the per-cigarette tax as follows:

 

          (A)  From 11 cents to 13 cents beginning on July 1, 2009;

 

          (B)  From 12 cents to 14 cents beginning on July 1, 2010; and

 

          (C)  From 13 cents to 15 cents beginning on July 1, 2011;

 

     (2)  Removing provisions that would have deposited a percentage of the remaining portion of the per-cigarette tax into the Trust Fund;

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to June 30, 2009; and

 

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 1175, 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. 1175, 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

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair