STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1248

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.R. No. 68

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.R. No. 68 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY EXAMINING THE PARITY OF THE CURRENT TAX FEE STRUCTURE IMPOSED ON VIDEO PROGRAMMING SERVICE PROVIDERS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to support parity in the video programming market by requesting a study to compare tax and franchise fee structures as applied to all providers of video programming services and for all methods of delivery of service. 

 

     The Department of Taxation; Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Oceanic Time Warner Cable; DIRECTV; DISH NETWORK; the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association; and Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments. 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 68 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

 

 

		____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Chair