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Committee advances interisland air-service bill despite AG warning about federal preemption

Senate Committee on Transportation · February 13, 2026
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Summary

SB 3313, a bill to support an interisland air-service program, was advanced with amendments after the attorney general warned the Airline Deregulation Act could preempt aspects of the bill and DOTAX recommended delaying the taxable year to allow implementation.

The Committee on Transportation voted to advance SB 33-13, a bill proposing a Hawaii interisland air-service stability and transformation program administered by the Department of Taxation, after receiving legal and administrative cautions from the attorney general and DOTAX.

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