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HI SB1158

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/5/2019

Primary Sponsor

Dru Kanuha

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a general excise tax holiday for school supplies sold during the last Friday in July through the following Sunday each year in Hawaii.

  • Requires all tax savings from the holiday to be passed on to consumers by sellers without any price increases.

  • Defines "school supplies" to include specific items such as binders, notebooks, pencils, pens, erasers, calculators, lunch boxes, markers, rulers, scissors, and other listed school items, explicitly excluding unlisted items.

  • Applies only to retailers with a general excise tax license; retailers must maintain records clearly identifying the item type, sale date, and sales price during the holiday period.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2112.

Legislative Description

Relating To School Supplies.

General Excise Tax

Last Action

Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.

12/1/2019

Committee Referrals

Finance3/22/2019
Economic Development & Business3/7/2019
Ways and Means2/11/2019
Education1/28/2019

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