# Hawaii HB 2156: RELATING TO TAXATION. Hawaii HB 2156, RELATING TO TAXATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Matthias Kusch (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Referred to WAM.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2156-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 2156 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) - Title: RELATING TO TAXATION. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-26 - Last action: 2026-03-10, Referred to WAM. - Sponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: General Excise Tax, Transient Accommodations Tax, Filing Threshold, Increase, WAM - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Increases the filing thresholds for the General Excise Tax and Transient Accommodations Tax. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY - Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: M. - Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: REYES ODA ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-03-10: Referred to WAM. (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 84). (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 829-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House) - 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2026-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House) - 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 410-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House) - 2026-02-18: 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). (House) - 2026-02-12: The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. (House) - 2026-02-12: 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/ECD on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-01-30: Referred to TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 5 (House) - 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House) - 2026-01-26: Pending introduction. (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2156_HD1_.pdf) - HB2156_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2156_HD1_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2156_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2156_.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law) - HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed) - HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed) - HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2156_HD1_.pdf) - [HB2156_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2156_HD1_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2156_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2156_.PDF) ## Related - [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026) - [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026) - [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026) - [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026) - [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026) - [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2156-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).