Bill > SB2562

This bill amends Hawaii's rental motor vehicle surcharge tax law to require that the tax be prorated for rentals lasting less than six hours in a day, changing the current flat daily rate. Previously, the tax was a flat $7.50 per day or any portion thereof. Now, for rentals under six hours, the tax will be calculated at a rate of 25 cents per half-hour or any part of a half-hour. The bill also makes a technical correction to the existing law by changing "$5 a day" to "$5 per day" and clarifies that the six-hour threshold applies to the daily rate. The legislature's stated purpose for this change is to support the temporary rental and use of motor vehicles as a way to reduce pollution and traffic congestion.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2562&year=2026