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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 338: RELATING TO TAXATION.

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

SB 338 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO TAXATION. Primary sponsor: AQUINO, Stanley Chang (Democratic), Kurt Fevella (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1444) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

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Official summary

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

For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025, temporarily reinstates the Technology Infrastructure Renovation Tax Credit and expands the definition of "technology-enabled infrastructure" to include data servers. Requires the Department of Taxation to submit a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
AQUINOPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Kurt FevellaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Carol FukunagaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11

“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. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1444) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  2. 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, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
  3. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. Pass First Reading
  6. Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 19
  7. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Chang). Transmitted to House.
  8. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 137) in amended form (SD 2).
  9. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 828) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  10. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
  11. 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.
  12. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:04AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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