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HI HB 979

died on adjournment

RELATED TO SUMMARY POSSESSION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires that a current general excise tax license number for any rental income be filed with the complaint to the court for summary possession proceedings. Requires the Judiciary to submit an annual list of certain information regarding summary possession cases to the Department of Taxation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-03-04

    Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-28

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-02-28

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 47).

    introduction,receipt

  5. 2025-02-27

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  6. 2025-02-27

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 893), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  7. 2025-02-19

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-02-14

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2025-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-11

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 418) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  11. 2025-02-04

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-01-23

    Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  15. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-04 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Kong: not voting
    • Lowen: not voting
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-19 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Cochran: not voting

Related bills

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