HB 2605 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

Summary

Allows a transient accommodations broker to register as a tax collection agent for its operators and plan managers. Requires operators and plan managers to provide a statement to the transient accommodations broker confirming compliance with all applicable land use and tax laws. Requires the operator or plan manager to provide verification of compliance with state and county land use laws. Requires an operator or plan manager to remove a transient accommodation advertisement upon notice that the property is not in compliance with state law or county ordinance. Establishes a 1-time amnesty program for certain delinquent transient accommodations and general excise tax obligations. Authorizes counties to require the disgorgement of profits obtained through unlawful actions. Authorizes counties to adopt ordinances to amortize or phase out transient vacation rental units. Allocates up to $1,000,000 of TAT revenues to each county, contingent upon the county establishing a process to provide verification of compliance by an operator or plan manager with county land use laws. Makes it unlawful for transient accommodations brokers to engage in business with operators or plan managers or property managers or activity providers that are not in compliance with all state laws and county ordinances. Makes it unlawful for a hosting platform to provide, and collect a fee for, booking services regarding transient vacation rentals that are not lawfully certified, registered, or permitted under applicable county ordinance. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2018

Committee Review

Apr 2018

House Passage

Mar 2018

Senate Passage

Apr 2018

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2018 Last action Apr 25, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 25, 2018

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-26-18 11:30AM in conference room 423.

lower

Apr 16, 2018

Committee

Re-referred to TOU, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 57

lower

Apr 12, 2018

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 10, 2018

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 752) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 10, 2018

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 3, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Kidani.

upper

Mar 28, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.

upper

Mar 23, 2018

Committee

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

upper

Mar 23, 2018

Committee

Reported from ETT/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3182) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 21, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 21, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, Baker, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria.

upper

Mar 16, 2018

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on ETT/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-18 1:45PM in conference room 414.

upper

Mar 8, 2018

Committee

Referred to ETT/PSM, WAM.

upper

Mar 8, 2018

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 363).

upper

Mar 6, 2018

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Har voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ing, Matsumoto, Quinlan, Say, Souki, Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen.

lower

Feb 16, 2018

Committee

Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 696-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2018

Lower · Passed

The committees on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Fukumoto, Cachola, Ito, LoPresti, Ohno, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Choy.

lower

Jan 29, 2018

Committee

Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 9

lower

Jan 24, 2018

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors