Hawaii Senate Bill 310

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Referred to EIG, WAM.
Pending: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Authorizes a county with a pre-existing surcharge to continue the surcharge after December 31, 2030, at a lower rate of one-fourth per cent. Authorizes counties that have not adopted a surcharge ordinance on state tax to adopt a surcharge ordinance at the current rate of one-half of one per cent through December 31, 2030, and at a rate of one-fourth of one per cent after December 31, 2030. Expands the authorized use of surcharge revenues to more than capital costs of a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project for counties with a population greater than five hundred thousand.

Relating To Taxation.

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Tim Richards [D]
Sen. Brandon Elefante [D]	Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	Senate	Referred to EIG, WAM.
2025-01-15	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-14	Senate	Pending Introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=310&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB310_.HTM