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HI HB 577

died on adjournment

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 577 pass?

No. HI HB 577 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 577 about?

Authorizes a tax credit for businesses that pay the public transportation costs of employees. Requires reports to the Legislature. Applies for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025 but not beginning after 12/31/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 577?

HOLT, GARCIA, LAMOSAO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 577, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Authorizes a tax credit for businesses that pay the public transportation costs of employees. Requires reports to the Legislature. Applies for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025 but not beginning after 12/31/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HOLTprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • Muraokacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-02-12

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 499) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  3. 2025-02-12

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

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  4. 2025-02-07

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-02-04

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 76) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  6. 2025-02-04

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

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  7. 2025-02-04

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-07-25 10:15AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2025-01-28

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

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  9. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  11. 2025-01-21

    Referred to TRN, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

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  12. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

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Votes

  • The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-01-28 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-07 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

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