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House Finance committee adopts recommendations for dozens of senate bills; many move to conference
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Summary
In a block decision‑making session the House Committee on Finance adopted recommendations to pass or pass with amendments for multiple senate bills covering taxation, housing, transportation, health and administration. Several measures were deferred for further consideration.
The House Committee on Finance completed a block decision-making session and adopted committee recommendations on a large set of senate bills. Most measures received either a recommendation to pass with amendments or to pass unamended; one bill (SB1473/14-73 SD2 HD1) was deferred for further review.
Notable outcomes include:
- SB325 SD1 — Recommendation to pass with amendments (defective effective date to 07/01/3000 and technical amendments). Committee roll call recorded 11 ayes; three members were excused. Outcome: approved.
- SB933 SD2 — Recommendation to pass with amendments. Outcome: approved.
- SB326 SD1 — Recommendation to pass with amendments. Outcome: approved.
- SB1464, SB1465, SB1466, SB1470 (tax conformity and technical tax measures) — Recommendations to pass (mixture of amended and unamended as noted in committee). Outcome: approved.
- SB383 SD2 — Recommendation to pass with amendments. Outcome: approved.
- SB441 SD1 HD1 (Hawaii Symphony Orchestra) — Recommendation to pass unamended. Outcome: approved.
- SB119 SD1 HD1, SB657 SD1 HD1, SB1146 SD1 HD1, SB1585 SD1 HD1 and other agency/appropriation bills — Recommendations to pass as listed in the record. Outcome: approved.
- SB1473 SD2 HD1 (airport revenue fund changes) — Deferred to allow additional review of fiscal and federal law implications.
Committee leadership canvassed members on each item; in cases where roll call names were read the committee recorded ayes and noted excused absences. The committee instructed staff to prepare technical amendments and to accept follow-up materials requested during testimony for several measures.
