Hawaii Senate Bill 139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-12 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Revises county allocations of transient accommodations tax revenues to reflect the number of annual visitor arrivals for each respective county. Requires updating the number of visitor arrivals for each respective county annually from the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the State Data Book. Requires each respective county to report how it expended its allocation of the transient accommodations taxes distributed under this measure no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular legislative session. Effective 7/1/2021. (SD1)

Relating To The Transient Accommodations Tax.

Sen. Dru Kanuha [D]

Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]

2021-02-03 - Senate - Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-12	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2021-02-12	Senate	Reported from EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 172) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2021-02-03	Senate	The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Misalucha, Lee, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2021-01-28	Senate	The committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-21 3:00PM in conference room 224.
2021-01-22	Senate	Referred to EET, WAM.
2021-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-21	Senate	Introduced.

SB139 (Carry Over) 2021-02-12 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=139&year=2021
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB139_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB139_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=139&year=2021