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Hawaii 2026

HB 1718

RELATING TO HOUSING.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Affordable Housing, County Powers, HHFDC, Mixed-Use Developments, Sunset
Introduced / first action
2026-01-20 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Limits mixed-use developments to transit-oriented developments. Repeals the sunset date of Act 45, SLH 2024, thereby making permanent the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development, construction, financing, refinancing, or other provision of mixed-use developments, including low- and moderate-income housing projects, and issue county bonds before 7/1/2033 for this purpose. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 130, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 130, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231).

    became-law, executive-signature

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Transmitted to Governor.

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

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  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 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) Chang, Wakai, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  9. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Miyake, Yamashita, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 117-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 117-26).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  14. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  15. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  16. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  17. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  18. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  19. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  20. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Miyake Co-Chairs; Yamashita, Cochran.

  21. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

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  22. Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Wakai, Hashimoto Co-Chairs.

  23. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).

    receipt

  24. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

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  25. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  26. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  27. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 612) in amended form (SD 1).

  28. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3709) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  29. One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  30. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. The committee on WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-09-26 10:55AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

  32. Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  33. Reported from HOU/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3296) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  34. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  35. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. The committee(s) on EIG deferred the measure until 03-24-26 3:02PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

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  38. The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 03-24-26 1:06PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

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  39. The committee(s) on HOU/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  40. Referred to HOU/EIG, WAM.

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  41. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 42).

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  42. Passed First Reading.

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  43. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 862-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  44. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  45. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

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  46. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.

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  47. Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  48. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  49. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 538-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  50. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  51. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.

    committee-passage-favorable

  52. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  53. 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).

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  54. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 113-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  55. 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.

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  56. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  57. Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

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  58. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  59. Prefiled.