Henry Aquino
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 19
Primary
Exempts from the state general excise tax any grants received from the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund by an eligible business pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Requires the Department of Taxation to notify all taxpayers eligible for refunds of any state general excise tax paid for grants received from the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund of their eligibility and requires taxpayers to file refund claims no later than six months following notification. Requires any state general excise taxes paid by eligible businesses for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants to be refunded to the taxpayer. Effective 7/1/3000. Applies retroactively to 3/11/2021. (HD1)
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1343) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 18
Pass First Reading
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 32) in amended form (SD 1).
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 676) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Pending Introduction.
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| SB1278_HD1 | PDF HTML |
| SB1278_SD1 | PDF HTML |
| SB1278 | PDF HTML |
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