Bill Commons

HI SB 26

died on adjournment

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 26 pass?

No. HI SB 26 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 (2026-04-17): Re-Referred to HOU/WLA, WAM.

What is HI SB 26 about?

Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, to assess the viability of housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 26?

CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 26, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the Affordable Housing Land Inventory Task Force to conduct a study, subject to legislative appropriation, to assess the viability of housing development in transit-oriented development zones or other areas on state or county lands. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Re-Referred to HOU/WLA, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Gabbardcosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-17

    Re-Referred to HOU/WLA, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-02

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

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

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

    receipt

  5. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  6. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  7. 2025-04-25

    Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880).

    receipt

  8. 2025-04-25

    Senate Conferees Changed: Senators Lee, C. added as Co-Chairs. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.

  9. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 225.

  10. 2025-04-25

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  11. 2025-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.

  12. 2025-04-23

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.

  13. 2025-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 10:31AM; Conference Room 224.

  14. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 848).

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Inouye, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  16. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

    receipt

  17. 2025-04-17

    House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Miyake Co-Chairs; La Chica, Muraoka.

  18. 2025-04-04

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

    receipt

  19. 2025-04-04

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  20. 2025-04-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 454).

    introduction,receipt

  21. 2025-04-03

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  22. 2025-04-03

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1906), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. 2025-03-28

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-03-27

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-28-25 1:59PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-28-25.

    deferral

  26. 2025-03-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

    passage,referral-committee

  28. 2025-03-21

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1484) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  29. 2025-03-20

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-03-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-20-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2025-03-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2025-03-14

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1276) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  33. 2025-03-12

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-03-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2025-03-06

    Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  37. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 67) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  38. 2025-03-04

    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.

    passage

  39. 2025-02-28

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  40. 2025-02-28

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1008) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  41. 2025-02-28

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2025-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-25 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  43. 2025-02-27

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  44. 2025-02-13

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  45. 2025-02-13

    Reported from HOU/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 473) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  46. 2025-02-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2025-02-07

    The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  48. 2025-02-04

    The committee(s) on HOU/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  49. 2025-01-16

    Referred to HOU/WTL, WAM.

    referral-committee

  50. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  51. 2025-01-08

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-07 · pass · 3-0

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

    2025-02-07 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Inouye: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-28 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Kim: not voting
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

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

    2025-03-12 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: no
    • Cochran: not voting
  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-20 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Woodson: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-03-28 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: 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
    • Hussey: not voting
    • Ward: not voting

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