Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in collaboration with the Department of Taxation, to study the effectiveness of tax expenditures, prepare summary descriptive statistics, submit annual reports to the Legislature, and develop appropriate schedules and tax return forms to collect adequate information for evaluation of tax expenditures. Authorizes Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism staff to access certain information on tax returns to conduct evaluations of tax expenditures. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 2429 (2026) — RELATING TO TAX EXPENDITURE EVALUATION.
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in collaboration with the Department of Taxation, to study the effectiveness of tax expenditures, prepare summary descriptive statistics, submit annual reports to the Legislature, and develop appropriate schedules and tax return forms to collect adequate information for evaluation of tax expenditures. Authorizes Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism staff to access certain information on tax returns to conduct evaluations of tax expenditures. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. (CD1)
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2026-05-08 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). receipt
2026-05-06 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). receipt
2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka voting no (5) and none excused (0). passage
2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2026-05-01 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 185-26).
2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 185-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-05-01 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Yamashita, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-01 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.
2026-05-01 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.
2026-05-01 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.
2026-05-01 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.
2026-04-30 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.
2026-04-28 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.
2026-04-27 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778). receipt
2026-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). receipt
2026-04-21 House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Hussey, Tam, Gedeon.
2026-04-17 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). receipt
2026-04-16 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2026-04-14 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 690) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-04-14 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2026-04-10 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3735) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-08 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-06 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2026-03-30 Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3347) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-24 The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20 The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12 Referred to EDT, WAM. referral-committee
2026-03-12 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2026-03-12 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 417). introduction, receipt
2026-03-10 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2026-03-06 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1115-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-04 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02 Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-02 The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26. deferral
2026-02-27 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-18 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 none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
2026-02-18 Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 417-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-13 The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10 Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6 referral-committee
2026-01-28 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2026-01-27 Pending introduction.
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