Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2391
RELATING TO TAXATION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- ALCOS (Republican)
- GARCIA (Republican)
- GEDEON (Republican)
- HUSSEY (Democratic)
- MATSUMOTO (Republican)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- PIERICK (Republican)
- SHIMIZU (Republican)
Cosponsors (1)
- Kila (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes a general excise tax holiday on school supplies. Requires businesses to pass the savings from the general excise tax holiday to consumers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 27, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Referred to EDN, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6 - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 202-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD. - Feb 12, 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 none excused (0). - 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, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 514-26), recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 964-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 208). - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to EDU/CPN, WAM.