Senate Standing Committee on Ways and Means

Hey. Calling the 10:30, AM meeting to order. This meeting, including the audio and video of remote participants, is being streamed live on YouTube. You'll find links to reviewing options for all Senate meetings on our live and on demand video page of our website. In the unlikely event we have to abruptly end this hearing due to technical difficulties, the committee will reconvene to discuss any outstanding business on Monday, April 6 10:30 in this room.

A public notice will be posted on our website. We appreciate testifiers who stand on their written testimony as the committee has re received and reviewed your written comments. For those participating remotely, all testifier audio will be muted muted and video disabled until shortly before it is your turn to testify. In an effort to accommodate as many testifiers as possible, we will be enforcing a one minute limit on verbal testimony. A timer will be visible for testifiers.

If there are temporary glitches during your turn to testify, we we have to move on to the next person due to time constraints. We appreciate your understanding and remind you that the committee has your written testimony. I'll be reading a list of people who submitted, written testimony for each measure. We apologize if the closed captioning does not accurately transcribe your name. If you're interested in reviewing the written testimony, please go to our website.

You will find a link on the status page for each measure. Okay. First item is hb 2275. B&F.

Good morning, chair, vice chair. B&F stands on its written testimony in support of this bill and is available for any questions.

Thank you. Next, corrections and rehab. Thank you. Human services, Hawaii Primary Care Association. Anyone else wishing to testify? K. Next item, House bill 2329 DOTAX.

DOTAX stands in support.

Thank you. Tax Foundation.

Good morning, chair, vice chair, members of the committee. Tom Yamachika from Tax Foundation of Hawaii. We have submitted a section-by-section analysis of this measure, and we have high level comments on our written testimony. I'd be happy to stand on that and be available for questions. Thank you.

Thank you. Anyone else wishing to testify? If not, next item, House Bill 2452. BNF.

Morning. B&F, Supports this bill and stand on the written testimony and is available for any question.

Thank you. Anyone else wishing to testify? Okay. We are going to defer decision making on all three items to, 04/06 10:30 in this room. Adjourn.