Bill > SB467

This bill extends the authority for counties in Hawaii to levy a county surcharge on state general excise taxes, with key modifications to existing law. Counties that had already established a surcharge before July 1, 2015, are now permitted to extend that surcharge until December 31, 2045 (previously set to expire in 2030), provided they adopt an ordinance before January 1, 2028 and conduct a public hearing. For counties that had not established a surcharge before July 1, 2015, the bill maintains restrictions that prevent levying a surcharge before January 1, 2019, or after December 31, 2045. The bill also removes certain previous conditions on how smaller counties (with populations of 500,000 or less) can use these surcharge revenues, specifically eliminating language that previously limited how and when they could apply surcharge funds to housing infrastructure costs. The legislation modifies several sections of Hawaii Revised Statutes to implement these changes, effectively extending the timeline for county general excise tax surcharges and providing more flexibility in their use, particularly for transportation and housing infrastructure purposes.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=467&year=2025