Bill Text: HI SB98 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Reduction of Tax Liability; Low Income Taxpayers

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-04-23 - Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-13 3:00PM in conference room 309. [SB98 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-SB98-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1012

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   S.B. No. 98

      S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 98, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to reduce income tax liability of low-income taxpayers by amending the existing refundable food/excise tax credit to serve as a nonrefundable low income tax credit and to increase credit amounts for most qualifying taxpayers.

 

     Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc., and two individuals testified in support of this measure.  A concerned individual testified in opposition of this measure.  The Department of Human Services, Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development, Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Partners in Care, and PHOCUSED commented on the measure.  

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 98, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

 

 

		____________________________ MELE CARROLL, Chair