Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 572
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- MATSUMOTO (Republican)
- ALCOS (Republican)
- GARCIA (Republican)
- KONG (Democratic)
- PIERICK (Republican)
- WARD
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Exempts food and groceries from certain healthcare-related goods or services that were not the general excise tax. Expands general excise tax exemptions to include purchased under the Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2025 House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 29, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-05-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 332) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
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 Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.