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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1147: RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1147 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. Primary sponsor: Nadine Nakamura (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2025): The committee on WAM deferred the measure.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Clarifies that nonresidents who claim the state refundable earned income tax credit are required to adjust the amount claimed using the ratio of their Hawaii adjusted gross income to federal adjusted gross income. Eliminates the unlimited carryforward on nonrefundable earned income tax credits claimed for tax year 2022. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nadine NakamuraPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
  2. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  3. The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  4. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 335).
  5. Passed First Reading.
  6. Referred to WAM.
  7. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
  8. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1000) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  9. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
  10. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Hussey, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Alcos, Ward.
  11. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  12. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source