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HI HB 1688

enacted

RELATING TO A GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTION FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1688 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1688 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): Act 020, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).

What is HI HB 1688 about?

Provides a general excise tax exemption for the sale of material, parts, or tools used for aircraft service and maintenance or for the construction of an aircraft service and maintenance facility. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1688?

KILA, ILAGAN, TAM are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1688.

Description

Provides a general excise tax exemption for the sale of material, parts, or tools used for aircraft service and maintenance or for the construction of an aircraft service and maintenance facility. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-19 — Act 020, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KILAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-19

    Act 020, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-19

    Act 020, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

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  9. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Takenouchi, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 54-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 54-26).

  13. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  14. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:20 AM; Conference Room 329.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  16. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  17. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.

  18. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-23

    House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Cochran.

  20. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Lee, C..

  22. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  24. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  25. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 602) in amended form (SD 2).

  26. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3684) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  27. 2026-04-09

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  28. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  30. 2026-03-30

    Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3278) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2026-03-30

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  32. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 263).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  37. 2026-03-12

    Referred to TRS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  38. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  39. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1164-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-05

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2026-03-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  42. 2026-02-17

    Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 286-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  43. 2026-02-17

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  44. 2026-02-12

    The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  46. 2026-01-26

    Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  47. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  48. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-12 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Kila: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Grandinetti: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting

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

    2026-03-05 · pass · 15-0

    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
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Perruso: not voting

  • The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Kila: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Cochran: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

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