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HB 2406STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.

Establishes the Climate Health and Environmental Action Special Fund in the Department of Land and Natural Resources to minimize the impacts of, and respond to, climate crises. Imposes an additional $25 dollar tax on transient accommodations. Allocates a portion of transient accommodations tax revenue to the Climate Health and Environmental Action Special Fund. Narrows the transient accommodations tax exemption for accommodations furnished at no charge or on a complimentary or gratuitous basis to accommodations for the purpose of providing emergency housing to persons displaced as a result of a state of emergency or state disaster. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Voted 3/7/2024

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

14 yea·1 nay·5 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/7/2024Referred to EET/WTL/AEN, WAM/JDC.
  2. 3/7/2024Passed First Reading.
  3. 3/7/2024Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 371).
  4. 3/5/2024Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. 3/1/2024Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-24.
  6. 3/1/2024Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1035-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  7. 2/23/2024The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu, Kahaloa, Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kobayashi; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kila.
  8. 2/21/2024Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-23-24 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  9. 2/16/2024Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).
  10. 2/16/2024Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 502-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.