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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 247: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVEYANCE TAX.

In committee 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

SB 247 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVEYANCE TAX. Primary sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Stanley Chang (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 17, 2025): Referred to WTL, WAM.

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Official summary

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

Establishes a surcharge on the conveyance tax upon the net capital gain from the transfer or conveyance of agricultural land.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike GabbardPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Kurt FevellaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20

“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. Referred to WTL, WAM.
  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.
  3. Pending Introduction.

Sources

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