CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 52
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2009
RE: S.B. No. 1111
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Madam and Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1111, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, 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 increase the transient accommodations tax to an unspecified amount beginning July 1, 2009, and require that the additional revenues collected be deposited into the general fund.
Your Committee upon further consideration has made the following amendments to S.B. No. 1111, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, by:
(1) Providing for an additional increase on the gross rental or gross rental proceeds derived from furnishing transient accommodations, to be deposited into the general fund, of:
(A) One per cent for the period beginning July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010; and
(B) Two per cent for the period beginning July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2015;
(2) Providing that the measure shall be repealed on June 30, 2015;
(3) Changing the effective date of the measure to July 1, 2009; and
(4) Making technical changes for the purposes of consistency and clarity.
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 S.B. No. 1111, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1111, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair |
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____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair |
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