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HB2429Introduced in the House

Relating To Tax Expenditure Evaluation.

Passed

Introduced by Kyle Yamashita, District 12

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, in collaboration with the Department of Taxation, to study the effectiveness of tax expenditures, prepare summary descriptive statistics, submit annual reports to the Legislature, and develop appropriate schedules and tax return forms to collect adequate information for evaluation of tax expenditures. Authorizes Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism staff to access certain information on tax returns to conduct evaluations of tax expenditures. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2026. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 160, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261).

June 26, 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 · May 1, 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
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Kurt Fevella20Absent

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 417-26) 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 none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

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

  11. 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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  12. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1115-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  14. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 417).

  16. Passed First Reading.

  17. Referred to EDT, WAM.

  18. The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  19. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

  20. Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3347) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  22. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  24. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3735) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  25. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  26. 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.

  27. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 690) in amended form (SD 2).

  28. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Hussey, Tam, Gedeon.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

  32. Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.

  33. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).

  34. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 8:30AM in conference room 411.

  35. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 8:01AM in conference room 411.

  36. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 11:30AM in Conference Room 411.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 4:31PM in Conference Room 411.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:37 PM; Conference Room 329.

  39. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 309.

  40. 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) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  41. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Yamashita, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 185-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

  44. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 185-26).

  45. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

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

  47. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka voting no (5) and none excused (0).

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

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

  50. Transmitted to Governor.

  51. Act 160, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261).

  52. Act 160, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261).

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