Bill Text: HI HB19 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: County Surcharge; State Tax

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-12-17 - Carried over to 2016 Regular Session. [HB19 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2016-HB19-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	19
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to taxation.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to make permanent county surcharges on state tax.

     SECTION 2.  Act 247, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, is amended by amending section 9 to read as follows:

     "SECTION 9.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that:

     (1)  If none of the counties of the State adopt an ordinance to levy a county surcharge on state tax by December 31, 2005, this Act shall be repealed and section 437D-8.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day prior to the effective date of this Act; and

     (2)  If any county does not adopt an ordinance to levy a county surcharge on state tax by December 31, 2005, it shall be prohibited from adopting such an ordinance pursuant to this Act, unless otherwise authorized by the legislature through a separate legislative act[;

     (3)  If an ordinance to levy a county surcharge on state tax is adopted by December 31, 2005:

         (A)  The ordinance shall be repealed on December 31, 2022;

         (B)  This Act shall be repealed on December 31, 2022; and

         (C)  Section 437D-8.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day prior to the effective date of this Act]."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

County Surcharge; State Tax

 

Description:

Makes permanent the County surcharge on State tax.

 

 

 

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