HB 1813 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TAXATION.

HB 1813 amends and repeals specific exemptions within the state's general excise tax and use tax laws. This bill changes how certain tax exemptions apply, potentially affecting businesses and individuals who currently qualify for those exemptions. The legislation does not create new taxes or directly fund programs, but alters existing tax rules by removing or modifying eligibility criteria for exemptions. As the bill is very recent (introduced January 22, 2026), specific exemptions impacted or affected entities are not detailed in the provided context.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1813 → HB1813_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended by the House of Representatives to update the effective date of the tax changes from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000. This significantly delays when the new tax exemptions will be repealed, meaning the current tax breaks for specific industries will remain in place for much longer than originally intended. The amendment also updated internal document references and formatting to reflect the House version of the bill.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's impact on taxpayers has been drastically reduced by pushing the implementation of tax repeals back 2,974 years, effectively maintaining the status quo for the foreseeable future.

TIMELINE

The effective date for repealing tax exemptions was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, delaying the tax increase for all affected industries.

TECHNICAL

Internal document metadata, including author names, file paths, and page numbers, were updated to reflect the House of Representatives version.

The bill title was updated to include 'HD1' to indicate it is the House Draft version.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 51).

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 421-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors