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HI HB 2148

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE ESTATE AND GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2148 pass?

No. HI HB 2148 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 (2026-03-12): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 366).

What is HI HB 2148 about?

Establishes an unrealized gains surcharge on certain property transfers subject to the estate and generation-skipping transfer tax. Except for certain types of properties within estates, lowers the applicable exclusion amount allowed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2148?

PERRUSO, AMATO, BELATTI and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2148.

Description

Establishes an unrealized gains surcharge on certain property transfers subject to the estate and generation-skipping transfer tax. Except for certain types of properties within estates, lowers the applicable exclusion amount allowed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 366).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • PERRUSOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 366).

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  2. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  3. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (10) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  5. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1019-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  6. 2026-03-06

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (9) and Representative(s) Hashem, Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (4).

  7. 2026-03-04

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26.

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  9. 2026-03-03

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. 2026-01-30

    Referred to FIN, referral sheet 5

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  12. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  13. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

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Votes

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

    2026-03-04 · pass · 14-2

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: no
    • Gedeon: no

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