HB 1149 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.

Summary
Repeals the general excise tax exemption for amounts received by independent sugar cane farmers. Repeals the general excise tax exemption for amounts received by contractors of the Patient-Centered Community Care program that is established by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to title 38 United States Code section 8153. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB1149 HB1149_HD1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill version was updated from the original introduction to House Draft 1, which includes a significant change to the effective date of the tax exemption repeal from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 3000. This delay prevents the immediate loss of tax exemptions for independent sugar cane farmers and contractors of the Patient-Centered Community Care program. Additionally, minor formatting and metadata updates were applied to the document header and text.
Scope change
The scope of the repeal is effectively paused indefinitely by changing the start date to the year 3000, meaning the tax exemptions currently in place will remain active for the foreseeable future.
TIMELINE

The effective date for repealing the general excise tax exemption was changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 3000.

The bill's title was updated to reflect it is now House Draft 1 (HD1).

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the document header, including author names and metadata fields.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to AEN, WAM.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 336).
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos, Ward.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Nadine Nakamura
Nadine Nakamura
DDemocratic
HI
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