Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2007
RELATING TO THE HOUSEHOLD AND DEPENDENT CARE SERVICES TAX CREDIT.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- HUSSEY (Democratic)
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- PIERICK (Republican)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TEMPLO (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Increases a taxpayer's applicable percentage of employment-related expenses that is used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit. Establishes certain disallowance periods following a final decision that a claim for the credit was due to fraud and that the claim was disallowed. Extends the sunset date of the temporary increase in maximum employment-related expenses that are used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit, established by Act 163, SLH 2023, to 6/30/2030. Sunsets 6/30/2030. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 23, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Referred to HSH, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3 - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2026 · House
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 156-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
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, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
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, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1074-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 340). - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to HHS, WAM. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3332) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.