HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair

Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen

Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Kaniela Ing

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Rep. Beth Fukumoto

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Gene Ward

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

TIME:

2:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1712

Status

RELATING TO STATE BONDS.

Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds.  Makes findings required by article VII, section 13 of the state constitution to declare that issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded.

 

FIN

HB 1719

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Reduces the tax liability for low-income taxpayers by creating a tax credit that will eliminate a taxpayer's income tax liability if their federal adjusted gross income falls below federal poverty guidelines.  Reduces a taxpayer's income tax liability by 50% if the taxpayer's federal adjusted gross income falls between 100-125% of federal poverty guidelines.

 

FIN

HB 1847

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires all general excise tax returns to be filed electronically, beginning on 1/1/2015.

 

 

FIN

HB 1848

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires all general excise tax monthly returns to be filed electronically, beginning on 1/1/2015.

 

 

FIN

HB 1870

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxpayers who purchase residential backup generators.

 

 

FIN

HB 1893

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Authorizes income tax return designations to the American Red Cross Hawaii State Chapter.

 

 

FIN

HB 2341

Status

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING AND PAYMENT OF TAXES.

Reduces the threshold amount for electronic fund transfers of taxes.

 

 

FIN

HB 2342

Status

RELATING TO ELECTRONIC FILING OF TAX RETURNS.

Allows the Department of Taxation to require the electronic filing of tax returns.

 

 

FIN

HB 2432

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Excludes income received from deferred compensation retirement plans from the state income tax for taxpayers who meet certain income requirements.

 

FIN

HB 2464

Status

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.

Clarifies the amount of the important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credit.

 

 

FIN

HB 2508

Status

RELATING TO THE USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COSTS.

Restricts the use of funds appropriated or authorized for vacant state positions to the payment of salaries or wages.  Expressly prohibits the use of these funds for vacation credit or payments for transferred or discharged state employees.

 

FIN

HB 1958, HD1

(HSCR34-14)

Status

RELATING TO COMPENSATION.

Adds flexibility to the calculation of overtime compensation for government public works construction contracts greater than $2,000 by providing that overtime compensation be not less than 1½ times the laborers or mechanics basic hourly rate of pay plus fringe benefits.  Specifies that the overtime rate be as specified in the collective bargaining agreement when the basic hourly rate is based on a collective bargaining agreement. 

 

LAB, FIN

HB 1974, HD1

(HSCR19-14)

Status

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULE.

Requires DLIR to update the workers' compensation medical fee schedule annually.  Authorizes DLIR to establish a workers' compensation medical fee ceiling that exceeds 110% of the fees prescribed in the Medicare Resource Relative Value Scale for Hawaii.  Makes appropriations.  Effective July 1, 2014.  Sunsets June 30, 2019. 

 

LAB, FIN

HB 1977, HD1

(HSCR43-14)

Status

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

Amends a provision of the final position in a collective bargaining arbitration to include only proposals that were submitted before impasse.  Provides the arbitration panel with authority to determine if final positions submitted are compliant with statutory requirements.

 

LAB, FIN

HB 2038, HD1

(HSCR15-14)

Status

RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Establishes the Human Trafficking Victim Services Fund to be administered by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to provide support and services to human trafficking victims.  Effective July 1, 2300.

 

LAB, FIN

HB 1605

(HSCR54-14)

Status

RELATING TO CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

Corrects mistaken reference to section of Hawaii Revised Statutes that was meant to exempt from contribution limits contributions from immediate family, rather than from contractors.

 

JUD, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

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Rep. Sylvia Luke

Chair