Bill Text: HI HB1223 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii House Bill 1223 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Constitutional Amendment; Long Term Care; General Excise Tax

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB1223 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB1223-Introduced.html

Report Title:

Constitutional Amendment; Long Term Care; General Excise Tax

Description:

Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution to authorize the legislature to increase the general excise tax by not more than one percentage point and dedicate the proceeds to funding a state long-term care program as prescribed by the legislature.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1223
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO FUNDING LONG TERM CARE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to authorize the legislature to increase the general excise tax by not more than one percentage point and dedicate the proceeds to funding a state long-term care program as prescribed by the legislature.

The legislature finds that this Act addresses an urgent need of the State's growing senior population and fulfills an imperative public purpose.

SECTION 2. Article VII, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"LONG-TERM CARE

SECTION . The legislature shall have the power to increase the general excise tax by not more than one percentage point and dedicate the proceeds to funding a state long-term care program as prescribed by the legislature."

SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:

"Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to specify that the legislature shall have the power to increase the general excise tax by not more than one percentage point and dedicate the proceeds to funding a state long-term care program as prescribed by the legislature?"

SECTION 4. New constitutional material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.