HB 577 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Summary

Authorizes a tax credit for businesses that pay the public transportation costs of employees. Requires reports to the Legislature. Applies for taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025 but not beginning after 12/31/2029. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB577_HD1 → HB577_HD2 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill version updates the bill number from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 and changes the administrative tracking dates and page numbers. The core policy regarding the tax credit remains unchanged, as the specific percentage rate was removed from the text in this version, likely indicating a placeholder for a value to be determined later.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding the tax credit amount is currently undefined in this version, though the eligibility criteria and reporting requirements remain the same.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 and changed the assigned clerk from 'clerk1' to 'Shelby Ichiyama'.

Replaced specific administrative dates and page numbers with new values, reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Changed the language description from Korean (KO) to Japanese (JA) in the document properties.

Updated the version identifier in the footer from (HD1) to (HD2).

FISCAL

Removed the specific text defining the tax credit amount as 'the amount spent,' replacing it with a blank space for a percentage value.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified the reporting deadline by changing 'twenty days prior' to 'no later than twenty days prior' for future legislative sessions.

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

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 499) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

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, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 76) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

4 primary · 1 co-sponsor