HawaiiHB 14102025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Sponsored By: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Establishes the Supportive Housing Special Fund. Restructures the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system and adjusts the tax for multifamily properties to reflect value on a per-unit basis. Allocates revenues from conveyance tax collections to the Supportive Housing Special Fund. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to fund infrastructure programs in county-designated transit-oriented development areas that meet minimum standards of transit-supportive density. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Conveyance TaxSupportive Housing Special FundDwelling Unit Revolving FundInfrastructure FundingCounty-designated Transit-oriented DevelopmentHOU/WLA, WAM

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Luke A. Evslin

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Terez Amato

    Democratic • House

  • Della Au Belatti

    Democratic • House

  • Kim Coco Iwamoto

    Democratic • House

  • Kirstin Kahaloa

    Democratic • House

  • Jeanne Kapela

    Democratic • House

  • Darius K. Kila

    Democratic • House

  • Rachele Lamosao

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Marten

    Democratic • House

  • Dee Morikawa

    Democratic • House

  • David A. Tarnas

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 109 • No: 12

House vote 3/4/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 43 • No: 6

House vote 2/25/2025

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...

Yes: 13 • No: 1

House vote 2/6/2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL...

Yes: 47 • No: 3

House vote 1/29/2025

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 6 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Re-Referred to HOU/WLA, WAM.

    2/2/2026Senate
  2. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    12/8/2025
  3. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 368).

    3/6/2025Senate
  4. Passed First Reading.

    3/6/2025Senate
  5. Referred to HOU/WTL, WAM.

    3/6/2025Senate
  6. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    3/4/2025House
  7. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1124), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    2/28/2025House
  8. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward.

    2/25/2025House
  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    2/21/2025House
  10. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 711) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

    2/14/2025House
  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    2/14/2025House
  12. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.

    2/13/2025House
  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    2/10/2025House
  14. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 221) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

    2/6/2025House
  15. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

    2/6/2025House
  16. 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, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    1/29/2025House
  17. Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4

    1/27/2025House
  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    1/27/2025House
  19. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    1/23/2025House

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