Hawaii Senate Bill 599 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-22 - Referred to JDL, WAM.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Clarifies that real property which is owned by a head of a family or an individual who is sixty-five years of age or older shall be exempt from attachment and execution based on the most recent real property tax assessment instead of $30,000. Clarifies that real property which is owned by a person shall be exempt from attachment and execution based on the most recent real property tax assessment instead of $20,000. Clarifies that attachment or execution does not apply to a debtor who is not delinquent in payment of income taxes, real property taxes, or mortgages. Clarifies that the fair market value of certain personal property exempted from attachment and execution is based on the fair market value as adjusted by the consumer price index, rather than $1,000. Clarifies that the fair market of a motor vehicle exempted from attachment and execution is based on the fair market value of the vehicle as adjusted by the consumer price index, rather than $2,575. Exempts child support moneys, tax refunds from the federal earned income tax credit from attachment and execution. Exempts tax refunds that result from federal or state child support tax credit from attachment and execution.

Exemptions; Liens; Attachments

Sen. Gilbert Kahele [D]

Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-22	Senate	Referred to JDL, WAM.
2013-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2013-01-18	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=599&year=2013
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2013/Bills/SB599_.HTM