Hawaii Senate Bill 3232 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-28 - Referred to EET/CPN, WAM/JDC.
Pending: Senate Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires DBEDT to provide support services to new businesses. Establishes a separate general excise tax rate for a business's first five years of operation. Exempts a business from paying any fees related to licensing and registration within its first five years of operation. Allows individuals to continue to receive unemployment benefits while in the process of starting a business. Requires the state procurement office to advise government bodies to allocate at least five percent of funding to procure goods and services from new businesses in the State. Prohibits savings and loan associations from requiring a signed confession of judgment from a small business as a condition of receiving a loan.

Relating To Assistance For New Businesses.

Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-28	Senate	Referred to EET/CPN, WAM/JDC.
2022-01-26	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2022-01-26	Senate	Introduced.

HB2402 (Same As) 2022-02-02 - This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 02-04-22 10:00AM in conference room 312 Via Videoconference.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3232&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB3232_.HTM