Bill Text: HI HB724 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Income Tax Check Off; Child Abuse; Hawaii Children's Trust Fund; Domestic Violence.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB724 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB724-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  260

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 724

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 724 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INCOME TAX,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to modify some of the State's income tax "check off" provisions.

 

Specifically, the measure broadens taxpayers' choices when donating a portion of their tax refund to the Hawaii Children's Trust Fund, and the domestic violence and sexual assault special funds within the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Judiciary.

 

     Under current law, an individual taxpayer with a state income tax refund of $5 or more may designate $5 of the refund to be donated to the Hawaii Children's Trust Fund, the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund of the Department of Health, the spouse and child abuse special account of the Department of Human Services, and the spouse and child abuse special account of the Judiciary.  This measure would amend the law by allowing an individual taxpayer with a state income tax refund of $8 or more to designate either $5 or $8 of the refund for donation.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Domestic Violence Action Center, and Oahu VOICES.

 

     The Tax Foundation of Hawaii submitted comments.

 

     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 H.B. No. 724 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,

 

 

		____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair