# Hawaii SB 1413: RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Hawaii SB 1413, RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Act 117, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1413
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-29, Act 117, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217).
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HPHA, Federal Low-income Housing Projects, Abandoned Property, Seized Property, HSG, JHA
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (197 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to sell, donate, or otherwise dispose of property abandoned or seized in federal public housing projects. Requires the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to notify the known owner of the abandoned or seized property. Establishes procedures for persons entitled to the abandoned or seized property. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-21 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 46 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (45)

- 2025-05-29: Act 117, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217). (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Act 117, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1217). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 6). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 6) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-21: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Rhoads, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Poepoe, La Chica, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Poepoe Co-Chairs; La Chica, Miyake, Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 446). (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 481). (House)
- 2025-04-02: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1735) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-02-25. (House)
- 2025-03-20: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1360) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-03-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-12: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 325) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1030) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: One Day Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 335) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to HOU, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1217_.PDF)
- SB1413_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_CD1_.HTM)
- SB1413_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1413_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1413_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1217_.PDF)
- [SB1413_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB1413_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1413_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1413_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1413_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1413-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).