All Roll Calls
Yes: 123 • No: 4
Sponsored By: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic)
Passed
Requires the development of transit-supportive densities to be allowed in any county-designated transit-oriented development area. Prohibits the counties from enacting an ordinance, rule, regulation, development standard, zoning provision, or other land use control that restricts the development of transit-supportive densities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Luke A. Evslin
Democratic • House
Terez Amato
Democratic • House
Della Au Belatti
Democratic • House
Greggor Ilagan
Democratic • House
Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy
Democratic • House
Darius K. Kila
Democratic • House
Matthias Kusch
Democratic • House
Nicole E. Lowen
Democratic • House
Lisa Marten
Democratic • House
Lauren Matsumoto
Republican • House
Tyson K. Miyake
Democratic • House
Julie Reyes Oda
Republican • House
Jackson D. Sayama
Democratic • House
Garner M. Shimizu
Republican • House
Kanani Souza
Republican • House
David A. Tarnas
Democratic • House
All Roll Calls
Yes: 123 • No: 4
House vote • 3/10/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 49 • No: 2
House vote • 2/26/2026
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 7 • No: 1
House vote • 2/19/2026
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...
Yes: 8 • No: 1
House vote • 2/10/2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL...
Yes: 51 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2026
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...
Yes: 8 • No: 0
The committee on WLA deferred the measure.
The committee on EIG deferred the measure.
The committee on HOU deferred the measure.
The committee(s) on WLA/EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 278).
Passed First Reading.
Referred to WLA/EIG/HOU, WAM.
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Olds, Poepoe voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1200-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 717-26), recommending referral to JHA.
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and Excused: none.
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 111-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.
Re-referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 5
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Prefiled.
Bill Text
HB1739_HD1
HB1739_HD1_HSRC111-26
HB1739_HD2
Original
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