# Hawaii SCR 48: DECLARING THE INTENT THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS ARE PERPETUAL AND REMAIN VALID UNTIL REDEEMED, AND REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO RECOGNIZE THESE CREDITS WITHOUT EXPIRATION DATES.

Hawaii SCR 48, DECLARING THE INTENT THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS ARE PERPETUAL AND REMAIN VALID UNTIL REDEEMED, AND REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO RECOGNIZE THESE CREDITS WITHOUT EXPIRATION DATES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-05-12 (Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 48
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: DECLARING THE INTENT THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS ARE PERPETUAL AND REMAIN VALID UNTIL REDEEMED, AND REQUESTING THE COUNTIES TO RECOGNIZE THESE CREDITS WITHOUT EXPIRATION DATES.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
- Sponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Counties, Affordable Housing Programs, Affordable Housing Credits, Perpetual Duration, HSG, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (30 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-05-12: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 847). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Resolution adopted in final form. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2268-26), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-23: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Ratcliffe, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Perruso, Alcos. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-17: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2169-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-04-17: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-15: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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)
- 2026-04-13: Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 04-15-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 27 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 429). (House)
- 2026-04-07: Reported from HOU/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3446) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: One Day Notice 04-08-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: The committee(s) on HOU/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to HOU/EIG. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR48_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR48_.pdf)

## Related bills

- 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
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR48_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR48_.pdf)

## 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-SCR48-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).