Hawaii House Bill 2402 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-02 - This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 02-04-22 10:00AM in conference room 312 Via Videoconference.
Pending: House Economic Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires DBEDT to provide support services to new businesses. Establishes a separate general excise tax rate for a business's first five years of operation. Exempts a business from paying any fees related to licensing and registration within its first five years of operation. Allows individuals to continue to receive unemployment benefits while in the process of starting a business. Requires the state procurement office to advise government bodies to allocate at least five percent of funding to procure goods and services from new businesses in the State. Prohibits savings and loan associations from requiring a signed confession of judgment from a small business as a condition of receiving a loan.

Relating To Assistance For New Businesses.

Rep. Justin Woodson [D]	Rep. Patrick Branco [D]	Rep. Stacelynn Eli [D]	Rep. Ernesto Ganaden [D]
Rep. Cedric Gates [D]	Rep. Sharon Har [D]	Sen. Troy Hashimoto [D]	Rep. Linda Ichiyama [D]
Rep. Greggor Ilagan [D]	Rep. Sam Kong [D]	Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]
Rep. John Mizuno [D]	Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]	Rep. Scott Nishimoto [D]	Rep. Chris Todd [D]
Rep. Gene Ward [R]	Rep. Tina Wildberger [D]	Rep. Matthew Lopresti [D]	Rep. Adrian Tam [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-02	House	This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 02-04-22 10:00AM in conference room 312 Via Videoconference.
2022-02-02	House	Re-referred to ECD/GVR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6
2022-02-02	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-04-22 10:00AM in House conference room 312 Via Videoconference.
2022-01-28	House	Referred to ECD, GVR, CPC, referral sheet 3
2022-01-26	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

SB3232 (Same As) 2022-01-28 - Referred to EET/CPN, WAM/JDC.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2402&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HB2402_.HTM