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HB2148HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Estate And Generation-skipping Transfer Tax.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes an unrealized gains surcharge on certain property transfers subject to the estate and generation-skipping transfer tax. Except for certain types of properties within estates, lowers the applicable exclusion amount allowed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by FIN

Companion measure: SB2469. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House FIN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    14 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    35 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 9 no · 4 excused

  3. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    39 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 10 no · 0 excused

House members along the path

23 more House members only counted as floor ayes

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to FIN, referral sheet 5

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

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

  7. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; and Excused: none.

  8. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1019-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  9. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (9) and Representative(s) Hashem, Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (4).

  10. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (10) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  11. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 366).

  12. Passed First Reading.

  13. Referred to WAM.

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