2025 Regular SessionHawaii Legislature

SB125: Relating To State Enterprise Zones.

Legislative Summary

Amends the definition of "eligible business activity" for State Enterprise Zone Program purposes to include retail sales of tangible personal property manufactured and sold in the enterprise zone to the final consumer, the processing of value-added agricultural products grown within an enterprise zone, the provision of professional services by health care professionals in health-care-related sectors, the use of advanced manufacturing to produce products, or the development of cybersecurity technology. Extends the eligibility period of the state business tax credit and general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones from 7 years to 9 years. Extends the eligibility period of the general excise tax exemption for qualified businesses within state enterprise zones engaged in the manufacturing of tangible personal property or the producing or processing of agricultural products from 10 years to 12 years. Makes the extension of the state business tax credit eligibility period applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Makes the extension of the general excise tax exemption eligibility period take effect on 1/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Bill History

1/10/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to EDT, WAM.
Senate
1/27/2025
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/30/2025
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Awa.
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 123) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/10/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/14/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
Senate
2/28/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 827) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
2/28/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
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.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 93) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to ECD, AGR/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
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, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1238) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR/HLT.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR/HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Re-referred to ECD, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 23
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1407), recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1900), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/4/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Kim, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Awa.
Senate
4/22/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863).
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/18/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Economic Development and Technology: Passed, With Amendments
1/30/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Amended
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