SUBJECT: LIQUOR, Tax Increase
BILL NUMBER: HB 1084, SB 1382 [HTH-17]
INTRODUCED BY: HB by SAIKI; SB by KOUCHI (Governor’s Package)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Increases the per wine gallon tax on alcoholic beverages. Continue reading HB 1084, SB 1382
SUBJECT: LIQUOR, Tax Increase
BILL NUMBER: HB 1084, SB 1382 [HTH-17]
INTRODUCED BY: HB by SAIKI; SB by KOUCHI (Governor’s Package)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Increases the per wine gallon tax on alcoholic beverages. Continue reading HB 1084, SB 1382
SUBJECT: LIQUOR, Withdraw Powers of County Liquor Inspectors to Enforce Tax Laws
BILL NUMBER: HB 137, SD 1
INTRODUCED BY: House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Provides that violations of liquor tax law shall be referred to the director of taxation for investigation. Repeals the general right of inspection without a warrant for potential violations of liquor tax law. Repeals the discretionary power of the liquor commission to deny a license to any person the commission finds is not fit and proper to hold a license. Requires applications for liquor licenses to be notarized. Provides the administrator of the liquor commission discretion over whether to refer applications for investigation. Repeals the requirement that investigative reports to the liquor commission include any and all matters that are relevant to the application or license in the judgment of the investigator. Continue reading HB 137, SD 1
SUBJECT: LIQUOR, Broaden Beer Definition
BILL NUMBER: SB 2331, HB 2370
INTRODUCED BY: SB by KEITH-AGARAN, Baker, Wakai; HB by SAIKI by request
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Expands the definition of “beer” to specify an alcohol by volume of no less than 0.5 per cent and to include alcohol seltzer beverages.
SUBJECT: GENERAL EXCISE, USE, FUEL, LIQUOR, TOBACCO, Exemption for Activity in Foreign-Trade Zones
BILL NUMBER: HB 1926, SB 3193
INTRODUCED BY: HB by SAIKI, SB by DELA CRUZ, INOUYE, KEITH-AGARAN, KIDANI, Baker, Nishihara
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Retroactively restores the foreign-trade zones exemption from taxation under the general excise tax law, use tax law, fuel tax law, liquor tax law, and cigarette tax and tobacco tax law. This issue seems to have stemmed from the Department’s misunderstanding of what laws can or can’t apply in a foreign trade zone. The Department seems to have now figured it out and it wants taxpayers to pay for its mistakes…retroactively. We think it’s appropriate for the Legislature to step in and come up with a just resolution.
SUBJECT: LIQUOR, Per-Drink Surcharge
BILL NUMBER: HB 1618, SB 2441
INTRODUCED BY: HB by JOHANSON, MIZUNO, SB by BAKER, CHANG, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Establishes a $0.10 per drink surcharge in addition to the liquor tax. We are concerned that a tax increase at this time is inappropriate given our current fragile economic situation.
SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATION, INCOME, GENERAL EXCISE, USE, LIQUOR, TOBACCO, FUEL, RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE, Technical Cleanup
BILL NUMBER: SB 1203, HD1
INTRODUCED BY: House Committee on Economic Development
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Amends title 14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make nonsubstantive changes for clarity and to delete obsolete provisions.
SUBJECT: TOBACCO, LIQUOR, FUEL, Technical Cleanup
BILL NUMBER: SB 1202, HD2
INTRODUCED BY: House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Makes various technical amendments to chapters 243, 244D, and 245, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
SUBJECT: TOBACCO, LIQUOR, FUEL, Technical Cleanup
BILL NUMBER: SB 1202, SD1
INTRODUCED BY: House Committee on Economic Development
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Makes various technical amendments to chapters 243, 244D, and 245, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATION, INCOME, GENERAL EXCISE, USE, LIQUOR, TOBACCO, FUEL, RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE, Technical Cleanup
BILL NUMBER: SB 1203, SD1
INTRODUCED BY: Senate Committee on Ways and Means
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Amends title 14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make nonsubstantive changes for clarity and to delete obsolete provisions.
SUBJECT: TOBACCO, LIQUOR, FUEL, Technical Cleanup
BILL NUMBER: SB 1202, SD1
INTRODUCED BY: Senate Committee on Ways and Means
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Makes various technical amendments to chapters 243, 244D, and 245, Hawaii Revised Statutes.