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HB1688Introduced in the House

Relating To A General Excise Tax Exemption For Aircraft Maintenance.

Passed

Introduced by Darius Kila, District 44

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Provides a general excise tax exemption for the sale of material, parts, or tools used for aircraft service and maintenance or for the construction of an aircraft service and maintenance facility. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 020, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).

May 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · April 29, 2026

2

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

3 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Chris Lee25Absent

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Pierick.

  6. Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 286-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  7. 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, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1164-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 263).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to TRS, WAM.

  15. The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  16. The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  17. Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3278) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  18. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  19. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  21. 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  22. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3684) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  23. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  24. 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.

  25. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 602) in amended form (SD 2).

  26. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  27. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  28. Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Lee, C..

  29. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Kila, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Cochran.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).

  32. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 329.

  33. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  34. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:20 AM; Conference Room 329.

  35. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 329.

  36. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  37. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Takenouchi, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  38. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 54-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  39. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  40. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 54-26).

  41. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  42. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  43. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0).

  44. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  45. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  46. Transmitted to Governor.

  47. Act 020, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).

  48. Act 020, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).

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