SB 1396 - Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate - Hawaii Key Vote
Timeline
- Became Law Without Governor's Signature
- May 27, 2025
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 2, 2025
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 2, 2025
- House Bill Passed
- April 8, 2025
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 6, 2025
- Introduced
- Jan. 23, 2025
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Title: Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate
Title: Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes a "green-fee" tax on tourists to support the climate in Hawaii.
Highlights:
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Establishes a "green-fee" tax on tourists to support the climate in Hawaii (Sec. 1-7).
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requires the Governor to request in the executive budget or supplemental budget that an amount of general funds that approximates the additional Transient Accommodations Tax revenue generated by this Act be expended to advance certain climate change mitigation and tourism projects (Sec. 1-7).
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Increases the Transient Accommodations Tax rate (Sec. 1-7).
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Requires assessment on the Transient Accommodations Tax on gross rental proceeds derived from cruise fares (Sec. 1-7).
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Amends the amount of Transient Accommodation Tax that shall be deposited into the Mass Transit Special Fund (Sec. 1-7).
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Amends the allowable uses of the Special Land and Development Fund and the portion of Transient Accommodations Tax collections that are allocated to the Special Land and Development Fund (Sec. 1-7).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning January 1, 2026 (Sec. 9).
Title: Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendments and further amend a bill that establishes a "green-fee" tax on tourists to support the climate in Hawaii.
Highlights:
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Establishes a "green-fee" tax on tourists to support the climate in Hawaii (Sec. 1-7).
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requires the Governor to request in the executive budget or supplemental budget that an amount of general funds that approximates the additional Transient Accommodations Tax revenue generated by this Act be expended to advance certain climate change mitigation and tourism projects (Sec. 1-7).
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Increases the Transient Accommodations Tax rate (Sec. 1-7).
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Requires assessment on the Transient Accommodations Tax on gross rental proceeds derived from cruise fares (Sec. 1-7).
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Amends the amount of Transient Accommodation Tax that shall be deposited into the Mass Transit Special Fund (Sec. 1-7).
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Amends the allowable uses of the Special Land and Development Fund and the portion of Transient Accommodations Tax collections that are allocated to the Special Land and Development Fund (Sec. 1-7).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning January 1, 2026 (Sec. 9).
Title: Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate
Title: Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate
Title: Establishes a "Green-Fee" Tax on Tourists to Support the Climate