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SB 1153 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO TAXATION.

SB 1153 would remove tips received by employees from state income tax calculations, meaning servers, bartenders, and other tipped workers would not pay state income tax on this income. The bill directly affects service industry employees who earn tips as part of their compensation. Its key provision excludes tips from gross income, adjusted gross income, and taxable income for state tax purposes. The bill is currently pending in committee review after being introduced on January 17, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExcludes tips from state income tax, providing tax relief for lower-income service workers, aligning with tax relief indicators for middle/lower income groups.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExcludes tips from state income tax, increasing take-home pay for tipped workers and directly enhancing their compensation under Labor & Employment.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 23, 2025
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Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to LBT, WAM.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Henry Aquino
Henry Aquino
DDemocratic
HI
19
P
Photo of Mike Gabbard
Mike Gabbard
DDemocratic
HI
21
Co
Photo of Joy San Buenaventura
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
HI
2