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HI HB 212

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 212 pass?

No. HI HB 212 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI HB 212 about?

Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish a permanent Return-to-Home Program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Requires the Office to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 212?

OLDS, POEPOE, LAMOSAO and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 212.

Description

Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish a permanent Return-to-Home Program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Requires the Office to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • OLDSprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  4. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 329.

  7. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:45PM in conference room 329.

  8. 2025-04-23

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.

  9. 2025-04-21

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.

  10. 2025-04-17

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.

  11. 2025-04-16

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

    receipt

  12. 2025-04-16

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Fevella.

  13. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Tam, Templo, Alcos.

  15. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  17. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 602) in amended form (SD 1).

  18. 2025-04-08

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  19. 2025-04-04

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  20. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1750) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  21. 2025-04-02

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

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  22. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  23. 2025-03-19

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 2025-03-19

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1150) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  25. 2025-03-12

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Keohokalole.

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  26. 2025-03-07

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  27. 2025-03-06

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  29. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 198).

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  30. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  31. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  32. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1018) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  33. 2025-02-24

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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  34. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2025-02-12

    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, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

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  36. 2025-02-12

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 433) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  37. 2025-02-06

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-06-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1

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  40. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  41. 2025-01-15

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-06 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-24 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-12 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Hashimoto: not voting
    • Keohokalole: not voting
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-04-02 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0

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