Bill Commons

HI SB 2552

enacted

RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ACCOUNT PROGRAM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2552 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2552 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-09): Act 217, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319).

What is HI SB 2552 about?

For taxable years beginning 1/1/2027: (1) increases the maximum annual and total allowable deduction for contributions to individual housing accounts for income tax deductions; and (2) increases the maximum allowable contributions for individual housing accounts to qualify for the income tax deductions. Repeals outdated language applicable to first‑time home purchases made before 1/1/1990, by persons with an individual housing account. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2552?

HASHIMOTO, CHANG, FEVELLA and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2552, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

For taxable years beginning 1/1/2027: (1) increases the maximum annual and total allowable deduction for contributions to individual housing accounts for income tax deductions; and (2) increases the maximum allowable contributions for individual housing accounts to qualify for the income tax deductions. Repeals outdated language applicable to first‑time home purchases made before 1/1/1990, by persons with an individual housing account. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-07-09 — Act 217, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • Inouyecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-09

    Act 217, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319).

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  2. 2026-07-09

    Act 217, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  5. 2026-05-06

    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. 2026-05-06

    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. 2026-05-06

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

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  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 111-26).

  9. 2026-05-01

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

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 111-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 2026-04-30

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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  13. 2026-04-30

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  14. 2026-04-29

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

  15. 2026-04-28

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

  16. 2026-04-27

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

  17. 2026-04-24

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

  18. 2026-04-23

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

  19. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  20. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

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  21. 2026-04-20

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

  22. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 513).

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  24. 2026-04-10

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  25. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

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  26. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2017-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-09

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

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  28. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 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: Representative(s) Alcos; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  29. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

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  30. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-03-24

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1386-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  33. 2026-03-24

    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) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

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  34. 2026-03-20

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.

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  35. 2026-03-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-20-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  37. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 17

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  38. 2026-03-10

    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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  39. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 259) in amended form (SD 1).

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  40. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2906) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  41. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  42. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

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  43. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  44. 2026-02-19

    Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2402) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  45. 2026-02-19

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

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  46. 2026-02-10

    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.

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  47. 2026-02-05

    The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 02-10-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

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  48. 2026-02-02

    The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  49. 2026-01-28

    Referred to HOU, WAM.

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  50. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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  51. 2026-01-23

    Passed First Reading.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Chang: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-20 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Kila: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-30 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Chang: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-30 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

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