# Hawaii SB 3218: RELATING TO BONDS.

Hawaii SB 3218, RELATING TO BONDS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-22 (Act 031, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 3218
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO BONDS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-05-22, Act 031, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131).
- Sponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity Bonds, Counties, County Debt Limit Statements, Transit-Oriented Development Zone, HSG, FIN
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (211 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Part I: Substitutes the word "tax increment" with "resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity" for purposes of the Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity Act, except under certain circumstances. Part II: Conforms state law concerning county debt limits to permit counties to exclude resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds from the debt limit of the counties, if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds and excluding resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Counties gain new transit project financing: mixed, low. Hawaii counties can create bond-financed districts for projects in qualifying transit areas, but agricultural land is excluded. Before creating a district, counties must show other transit financing was used as fully as feasible or is legally or financially infeasible. An independent analysis must…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 44 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (55)

- 2026-05-22: Act 031, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131). (Senate)
- 2026-05-22: Act 031, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 219-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 219-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-30: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:10AM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:10AM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 10:10AM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:10AM; CR 224. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 10:10AM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:10AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718). (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 762). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2143-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26. (House)
- 2026-04-08: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey. (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-08-26. (House)
- 2026-04-07: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-08-26 1:56PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1321-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe, Quinlan excused (6). (House)
- 2026-03-18: 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, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica. (House)
- 2026-03-16: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 381) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2843) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2454) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards. (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to EIG, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1131_.PDF)
- SB3218_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_CD1_.HTM)
- SB3218_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_HD1_.HTM)
- SB3218_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_HD2_.HTM)
- SB3218_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_SD1_.HTM)
- SB3218_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_SD2_.HTM)

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- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1131_.PDF)
- [SB3218_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB3218_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB3218_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB3218_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB3218_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3218_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB3218-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).