HI HB2541 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 44-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-12 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Makes the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent. Increases and amends the refundable food/excise tax credit by basing the amount of the credit on a taxpayer's Hawaii earned income and federal adjusted gross income. Increases minimum wage rate to $11.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2021, $12.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2022, $12.50 per hour beginning on 1/1/2023, and $13.00 per hour beginning on 1/1/2024. (HD1)

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Title

Relating To Helping Working Families.

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Roll Calls

2020-03-12 - Senate - Senate Labor, Culture and the Arts: Passed, Unamended (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House Finance: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House Labor & Public Employment: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-05-12SenateReport adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
2020-05-12SenateReported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3443) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2020-03-12SenateThe committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, S. Chang, Gabbard ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2020-03-09SenateThe committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-20 3:15PM in conference room 224.
2020-03-05SenateReferred to LCA, WAM.
2020-03-05SenatePassed First Reading.
2020-03-05SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 338).
2020-03-03HousePassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Har, Kong, Matsumoto, Perruso, Say, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) Creagan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2020-03-03HouseFloor amendment failed with Noes, 5 (Representative(s) Johanson, Luke, McKelvey, Perruso, Todd). Excused, 1 (Representative(s) Creagan).
2020-03-03HouseFloor Amendment No. 3 offered by Rep. Okimoto.
2020-02-28HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen excused (4).
2020-02-28HouseReported from LAB/FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 960-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2020-02-21HouseThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates.
2020-02-21HouseThe committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Kitagawa, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, McKelvey, Quinlan.
2020-02-19HouseBill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-21-20 10:30AM in conference room 309.
2020-01-30HouseThe committee(s) on LAB/FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2020-01-27HouseBill scheduled to be heard by LAB/FIN on Thursday, 01-30-20 9:00AM in House conference room 309.
2020-01-27HouseReferred to LAB/FIN, referral sheet 5
2020-01-23HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.

Same As/Similar To

SB3102 (Same As) 2020-01-29 - Re-Referred to LCA, WAM.

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