HB 1744 - Allowing a County Surcharge on the Transient Accommodations Tax - Hawaii Key Vote
Brickwood Galuteria voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Concurrence Vote Failed
- April 16, 2009
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 14, 2009
- House Bill Passed
- March 10, 2009
- Introduced
- Jan. 28, 2009
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Title: Allowing a County Surcharge on the Transient Accommodations Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that repeals the distribution of transient accommodation tax revenue to counties and authorizes counties to impose a surcharge of up to five percent on the transient accommodation tax beginning January 1, 2010.
Highlights:
-Specifies that if a county elects to impose the surcharge it shall take effect on January 1 of the following year, provided that it is at least 180 days following the date of adoption (Sec. 3). -Repeals the statute directing 44.8 percent of the transient accommodation tax revenue to counties from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2015, of which is distributed as follows (Sec. 2):
- -44.1 percent to Honolulu county;
-22.8 percent to Maui County;
-18.6 percent to Hawaii County; and
-14.5 percent to Kauai County.
Title: Suspending the Distribution of Transient Accommodation Tax Revenue to Counties
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that suspends the distribution of transient accommodation tax revenue to counties from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2015 and directs the revenue to the general fund.
Highlights:
-Suspends the statute directing 44.8 percent of the transient accommodation tax revenue to counties from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2015, of which is distributed as follows (Sec. 2):
- -44.1 percent to Honolulu county;
-22.8 percent to Maui County;
-18.6 percent to Hawaii County; and
-14.5 percent to Kauai County.
Title: Suspending the Distribution of Transient Accommodation Tax Revenue to Counties