HI HB 281
died on adjournmentRELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 281 pass?
No. HI HB 281 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 281 about?
Exempts food and groceries from the general excise tax. Expands a 2024 session law exempting certain medical and dental services to include all medical and dental services.
Who sponsors HI HB 281?
MATSUMOTO, MURAOKA, PIERICK and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 281.
Description
Exempts food and groceries from the general excise tax. Expands a 2024 session law exempting certain medical and dental services to include all medical and dental services.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- MATSUMOTOprimary
- MURAOKAprimary
- PIERICKprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- WARDprimary
- SHIMIZUprimary
- ALCOSprimary
- GARCIAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-21
Referred to HLT, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-16
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB281Compare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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