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HB2007Introduced in the House

Relating To The Household And Dependent Care Services Tax Credit.

EngrossedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Amy Perruso, District 46

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Increases a taxpayer's applicable percentage of employment-related expenses that is used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit. Establishes certain disallowance periods following a final decision that a claim for the credit was due to fraud and that the claim was disallowed. Extends the sunset date of the temporary increase in maximum employment-related expenses that are used to calculate the household and dependent care services tax credit, established by Act 163, SLH 2023, to 6/30/2030. Sunsets 6/30/2030. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)

Where it stands

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

March 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments · March 25, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

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

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SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Angus McKelvey6Yes
Kurt Fevella20Absent
Jarrett Keohokalole24Absent

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSH, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 156-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 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, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26.

  14. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  16. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1074-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  17. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  18. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 340).

  20. Passed First Reading.

  21. Referred to HHS, WAM.

  22. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

  24. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3332) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

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