RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Summary
Establishes a temporary Kapolei jobs initiative tax credit that offers incentives to increase the number of businesses willing to establish themselves or open new locations in the Kapolei region. For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2018. Effective 7/1/2112. (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 19, 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
31
Key actions
10
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 759) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, Kim, Riviere . Noes, 4 (Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Ruderman, Taniguchi, L. Thielen). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) S. Chang, Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 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, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Riviere, Shimabukuro.
upper
Apr 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
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/LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3201) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) S. Chang ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Taniguchi; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
upper
Mar 22, 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): none; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai, Baker, Galuteria, L. Thielen ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Taniguchi; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on ETT/LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-18 3:00PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to ETT/LBR, WAM.
upper
Mar 2, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 118).
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey, Quinlan, Yamane excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Tupola.
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Reported from EDB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 393-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evans, Keohokalole, Holt, Johanson, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
lower
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to EDB, FIN, referral sheet 9
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
CE
Cindy Evans
DDemocratic
P
Nadine K. Nakamura
DDemocratic
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