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HI HB 1318

died on adjournment

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Removes from the definition of "public lands" lands set aside by the Governor to the counties for the purpose of affordable housing. Specifies that lands set aside by the Governor to the counties for affordable housing require legislative approval for the sale or gift of such lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • EVSLINprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-25

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  3. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-14

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 713) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  6. 2025-02-13

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2025-02-06

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  9. 2025-02-06

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 222) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  10. 2025-01-31

    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, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2025-01-27

    Referred to HSG,WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  14. 2025-01-22

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-31 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
    • Kitagawa: not voting
  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-13 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Poepoe: not voting
    • Woodson: not voting

Related bills

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