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HI HB 1996

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1996 pass?

No. HI HB 1996 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 (2026-02-18): Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 414-26), recommending referral to FIN.

What is HI HB 1996 about?

Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts from the sale of hearing aids received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1996?

TAKENOUCHI, AMATO, GARCIA and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1996, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts from the sale of hearing aids received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 414-26), recommending referral to FIN.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • Alcoscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-18

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 414-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  2. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 2026-02-06

    Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 50-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  6. 2026-02-06

    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 none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  7. 2026-02-04

    The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-01-28

    Referred to HLT, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  11. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1996&year=2026

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