RELATING TO AUDITORY DEVICES.
Summary
Exempts gross receipts from the sale of auditory devices, such as hearing aids, from the general excise tax. Amends the definition of "prosthetic device" to include hearing aids and devices worn on the body. Exempts gross receipts from the repair of prosthetic devices from the general excise tax. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2020
Last action May 13, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
10
May 13, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
May 13, 2020
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3478) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara.
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-20 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to CPH, WAM.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 125).
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates.
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 371-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Say.
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 9
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 10, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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