HB 1605 - Allowing Counties to Impose Retail Sales Tax - Hawaii Key Vote
Colleen Hanabusa 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 Counties to Impose Retail Sales Tax
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes counties to impose a sales tax of up to 1 percent on the retail sale of tangible personal property.
Highlights:
-Authorizes counties to defer to the Department of Taxation to assess and collect the tax, provided that the Department of Taxation retains 5 percent of the amount assessed and collected (Sec. 2). -Authorizes counties to establish exemptions from the tax (Sec. 2). -Specifies that if a county elects to impose a sales tax 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. 2).
Title: Allowing Counties to Impose Retail Sales Tax