# Hawaii HB 1096: RELATING TO TENANT SELECTION.

Hawaii HB 1096, RELATING TO TENANT SELECTION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-03-11 (The committee on HOU deferred the measure.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1096
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO TENANT SELECTION.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-03-11, The committee on HOU deferred the measure.
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Hawaii Public Housing Authority, State Low-Income Housing, Tenant Selection, Preferences, HOU/PSM, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Repeals the tenant selection preferences for disabled veterans and the spouses of deceased veterans in the State Low-Income Housing Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Actions (21)

- 2025-03-11: The committee on HOU deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee on PSM deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on HOU/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 328). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HOU/PSM, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1063), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-26: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-26-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 547), recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-12: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Lamosao, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 208) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1). (House)
- 2025-02-05: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to HSG, PBS, JHA, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1096_HD1_.pdf)
- HB1096_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1096_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1096_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1096_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1096_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB1096_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1096_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1096_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1096_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1096-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).