ONISHI
Primary
Allows hosting platforms registered with the Department of Taxation to act as tax collectors on behalf of the short-term rental lodging operators. Applies the general excise tax to short-term rental lodging. Requires hosting platforms to report detailed operator information with filing of tax returns. Requires operators to keep records for at least three years. (HB1470 HD1)
Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 179) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Keohokalole, C. Lee, LoPresti, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Quinlan, Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (4) and Representative(s) Gates, Ing excused (2).
The committees on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Tokioka, Cachola, Choy, Ito, Ohno, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 02-07-17 9:00AM in House conference room 429.
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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