SB 1495 SD1

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 13, 2025.

Deaf and Blind Task Force; General Excise Tax; Hearing Aids; Exemption.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-1495
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee HHS, WAM/CPN
Senate in_committee 2025-02-13
Healthcare Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Exempts from the general excise tax, gross receipts received by a hospital, infirmary, medical clinic, health care facility, pharmacy, or a practitioner licensed to administer drugs to an individual, from the sale of hearing aids. Effective 12/31/2050. Sunsets 1/1/2027. (SD1)

Sponsor
Joy A. San Buenaventura
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-13 Status in_committee
2025-02-13 Latest Action Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN.
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