Hawaii - Session 2026
Title: General Excise Tax; Use Tax; Rental Motor Vehicles; Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund
Excludes the sale of a motor vehicle to a lessor of rental motor vehicles for use as a rental motor vehicle as a sale at wholesale. Imposes the maximum allowable excise tax on the use of tangible personal property in the State for the importation or purchase of a motor vehicle by a lessor of rental motor vehicles for use as a rental motor vehicle. Establishes a Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund to pay a temporary hazard pay bonus to certain eligible teachers. Beginning 7/1/2026 until 7/1/2030, deposits the additional tax revenue generated by this Act into the Teacher Temporary Hazard Pay Special Fund.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-28 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-28 | Latest Action | Referred to TRS/EDU, WAM/CPN. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2053 SD2 HD2 | Salvaged Motor Vehicles; Transfer; Supporting Documents; Electronic Signature; Indemnification | in_committee |
| SB 2400 SD1 HD1 | Transportation; Hawaii Water Carrier Act; Wing-in-ground Craft; Seagliders; Passengers; Exemption | in_committee |
| SB 3102 SD2 HD2 | DOT; DCCA; Port Pilots; Licensure; Pilotage Waters; Port Allen; Repeal | in_committee |
| HB 1079 HD1 SD1 | DHS; Office of Wellness and Resilience; Trauma-informed Care; Child Welfare Services; Assessment; Training; Appropriations | in_committee |
| HB 1320 HD1 SD1 | UH; Higher Education; Graduate Outcomes; Reports; Appropriations | in_committee |
| HB 1345 HD1 SD2 | DOE; UH; Four-year College; Tuition Subsidy; Mandatory Fee Subsidy; State-Approved Teacher Education Program; Teacher Education; Resident Student; Service Requirement | in_committee |
| HB 1785 HD1 SD1 | DOE; Superintendent; Student Transportation; Penalty; School Bus Fare Revolving Fund | in_committee |
| HB 214 HD1 SD2 | DLE; ATG; Retirees; ERS; EUTF; Benefits; School Resource Officers; Investigators; Counties; Report | in_committee |