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HB2073
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
2073
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating
to General Excise Tax
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
1.
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The legislature finds that there is a
need to extend the county surcharge on state general excise taxes, which was
enacted by Act 247, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005.
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SECTION
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Section 46-16.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended as follows:
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1.
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By amending subsections (b) and (c) to read:
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"(b)
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Each county that has established a surcharge
on state tax before July 1, 2015, under authority of subsection (a) may extend
the surcharge until December 31, [
2030,
]
2045,
at the same
rates.
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A county electing to extend this
surcharge shall do so by ordinance; provided that:
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(1)
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No ordinance shall
be adopted until the county has conducted a public hearing on the proposed
ordinance; and
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(2)
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The ordinance
shall be adopted before January 1, [
2018.
]
2028.
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A county electing to exercise the
authority granted under this subsection shall notify the director of taxation
within ten days after the county has adopted an ordinance extending the
surcharge on state tax.
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The director of
taxation shall levy, assess, collect, and otherwise administer the extended
surcharge on state tax.
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(c)
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Each county that has not established a surcharge pursuant to subsection
(a) on state tax before July 1, 2015, may establish the surcharge at the rates
enumerated in sections 237‑8.6 and 238-2.6.
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A county electing to establish this surcharge
shall do so by ordinance; provided that:
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(1)
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No ordinance shall
be adopted until the county has conducted a public hearing on the proposed
ordinance;
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(2)
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The ordinance
shall be adopted before December 31, 2023; and
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(3)
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No county
surcharge on state tax that may be authorized under this subsection shall be
levied before January 1, 2019, or after December 31, [
2030.
]
2045.
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A county electing to exercise the
authority granted under this subsection shall notify the director of taxation
within ten days after the county has adopted a surcharge on state tax
ordinance.
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Beginning on January 1, 2019,
January 1, 2020, January 1, 2024, or January 1, 2025, as applicable pursuant to
sections 237-8.6 and 238-2.6, the director of taxation shall levy, assess,
collect, and otherwise administer the county surcharge on state tax."
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By amending subsection (g) to read:
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(g)
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Each county having a population equal to or
less than five hundred thousand that adopts a county surcharge on state tax
ordinance pursuant to this section shall use the surcharges received from the
State for:
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(1)
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Operating or
capital costs of public transportation within each county for public
transportation systems, including:
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(A)
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Public roadways or highways;
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(B)
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Public buses;
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(C)
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Trains;
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(D)
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Ferries;
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(E)
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Pedestrian paths or sidewalks; or
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(F)
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Bicycle paths;
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(2)
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Expenses in
complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with respect to
paragraph (1); and
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(3)
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Housing
infrastructure costs; provided that a county that uses surcharge revenues for
housing infrastructure shall not pass on those housing infrastructure costs to
the developer of a housing project[
; provided further that this paragraph
shall apply only if a county amended its surcharge ordinance pursuant to
subsection (d) or adopts a county surcharge on state tax ordinance after
December 31, 2022;
provided that each county having a population
equal to or less than five hundred thousand that adopts a county surcharge on
state tax ordinance pursuant to this section after December 31, 2022, shall use
the surcharge revenues received from the State only for the purposes described
in paragraph (3) for county-appropriated housing infrastructure costs
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SECTION
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Section 237-8.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
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(b)
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Each county surcharge on state tax that may be adopted, extended, or
amended pursuant to section 46-16.8 shall be levied beginning in a taxable year
after the adoption of the relevant county ordinance; provided that no surcharge
on state tax may be levied:
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(1)
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Before:
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(A)
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January 1, 2007, if the county surcharge on
state tax was established by an ordinance adopted before December 31, 2005;
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(B)
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January 1, 2019, if the county surcharge on
state tax was established by the adoption of an ordinance after June 30, 2015,
but before June 30, 2018;
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(C)
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January 1, 2020, if the county surcharge on
state tax was established by the adoption of an ordinance on or after June 30,
2018, but before March 31, 2019;
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(D)
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January 1, 2024, if the county surcharge on
state tax was established by the adoption of an ordinance on or after March 31,
2019, but before August 1, 2023; or
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(E)
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January 1, 2025, if the county surcharge on
state tax was established by the adoption of an ordinance on or after August 1,
2023, but before December 31, 2023; and
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(2)
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After December 31, [
2030.
]
2045.
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SECTION
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Act 247, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005,
as amended by Act 240, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, as amended by Act 1,
Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, is amended by amending section 9 to read
as follows:
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9.
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval; provided that:
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(1)
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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;
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(2)
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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; and
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(3)
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If
an ordinance to levy a county surcharge on state tax is adopted by December 31,
2005:
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(A)
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The
ordinance shall be repealed on December 31, 2022; provided that the repeal of
the ordinance shall not affect the validity or effect of an ordinance to extend
a surcharge on state tax adopted pursuant to an act of the legislature; and
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(B)
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This
Act shall be repealed on December 31, [
2030;
]
2045,
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; provided that the
amendments made to section 437D-8.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by Act 226,
Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, as amended by Act 11, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009,
and Act 110, Session Laws of Hawaii 2014, shall not be repealed."
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SECTION
5.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.
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SECTION 6.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Hawaii
State Association of Counties Package; County Surcharge on State Tax; GET;
Extension
Description:
Authorizes
each county that has established a surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015 to extend
the surcharge until 12/31/2045 at the same rates if the county does so before
1/1/2028.
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Provides that no county
surcharge on state tax authorized for a county that has not established a
surcharge on state tax before 7/1/2015, shall be levied before 1/1/2019 or
after 12/31/2045.
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Repeals certain
conditions on the use of surcharges received from the State for counties having
a population equal to or less than 500,000 that adopt a county surcharge on
state tax.
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