2024 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB281: Relating To The College Savings Program.
Legislative Summary
Establishes a state income tax deduction for eligible contributions made to a college savings program established under chapter 256, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 6/30/3000. Applies to taxable years beginning after an unspecified date. (HD1)
Bill History
1/19/2023
Introduced.
Senate
1/19/2023
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/23/2023
Referred to HRE, WAM.
Senate
1/30/2023
The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/2/2023
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Fukunaga, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani.
Senate
2/10/2023
Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 155) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/10/2023
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/10/2023
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-15-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/15/2023
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, Moriwaki.
Senate
3/3/2023
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 778) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
3/3/2023
48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
Senate
3/7/2023
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/7/2023
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 115) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Referred to HET, FIN, referral sheet 17
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by HET on Friday, 03-17-23 3:35PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
The committee(s) on HET recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-20-23.
House of Representatives
3/17/2023
Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-20-23 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, Evslin, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, Quinlan, Todd, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1451) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
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) Kitagawa excused (1).
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-30-23 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1932), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Mizuno excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 592).
Senate
4/5/2023
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/5/2023
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 558).
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Keith-Agaran, Fevella.
Senate
4/20/2023
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 930).
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 861).
Senate
4/24/2023
House Conferees Appointed: Perruso, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Kapela, Marten, Garcia.
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-27-23 1:30PM in conference room 229.
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 3:21PM; Conference Room 229.
Senate
4/28/2023
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-23 at 4:30pm in Conference Room 309.
House of Representatives
12/11/2023
Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
3/20/2024
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
Senate
3/20/2024
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 340).
House of Representatives
3/22/2024
House Conferee(s) discharged.
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/15/2023
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Higher Education: Passed, With Amendments
2/2/2023
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor

Donovan Cruz
Democrat