HI HB 577
passed one chamberRELATING TO TAXATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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
- Status date
- —
- 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
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
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).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-12
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 499) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-04
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-07-25 10:15AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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).
reading-2,referral-committee
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.
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to TRN, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
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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
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 970
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