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HI HB 2147

died on adjournment

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES VIII AND X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A SURCHARGE ON RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2147 pass?

No. HI HB 2147 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 (2026-03-10): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 188).

What is HI HB 2147 about?

Proposes amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution to repeal the counties' exclusive power to tax real property, and to authorize the Legislature to establish a state surcharge on real property taxes levied by the counties on certain residential investment properties, for the purpose of helping to fund public education for all of Hawaii's children and adults. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 2147?

KUSCH, LOWEN, POEPOE and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2147.

Description

Proposes amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution to repeal the counties' exclusive power to tax real property, and to authorize the Legislature to establish a state surcharge on real property taxes levied by the counties on certain residential investment properties, for the purpose of helping to fund public education for all of Hawaii's children and adults. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 188).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 188).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EIG/EDU, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1011-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  5. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Pierick voting no (7) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  6. 2026-03-06

    Notice of a bill proposing constitutional amendment in the form of (HD 2) transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3.

  7. 2026-03-03

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-02-20

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 753-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  10. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-18

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2026-02-12

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 206-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  14. 2026-02-12

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-10

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2026-01-30

    Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  19. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 5-3

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: no
    • Garcia: no
    • Shimizu: no
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 15-1

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: no

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