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SB 2848STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO HEARING AIDS.

Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts from the sale of hearing aids received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual. Effective 1/30/2050. Implementation effective 1/1/2027. (SD1)

Voted 2/19/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

5 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/19/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN.
  2. 2/19/2026Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2420) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN.
  3. 2/13/2026The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  4. 2/11/2026The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 02-13-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  5. 2/6/2026The committee(s) on HHS added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
  6. 1/30/2026Referred to HHS, WAM/CPN.
  7. 1/26/2026Passed First Reading.
  8. 1/23/2026Introduced.