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HI HB 1593

died on adjournment

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1593 pass?

No. HI HB 1593 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 (2026-03-12): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 248).

What is HI HB 1593 about?

Requires, for any affordable rental housing development project that receives financing or any financial assistance from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, that the Corporation require the housing development lease or occupancy agreement to allow residents to own or otherwise maintain one or more common household pets. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1593?

GARRETT, CHUN, KILA and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1593.

Description

Requires, for any affordable rental housing development project that receives financing or any financial assistance from the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, that the Corporation require the housing development lease or occupancy agreement to allow residents to own or otherwise maintain one or more common household pets. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 248).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GARRETTprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • POEPOEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 248).

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  2. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  3. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HOU, WAM/JDC.

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  4. 2026-03-10

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

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  5. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1060-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-03-04

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

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  7. 2026-03-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-02-19

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 576-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  9. 2026-02-19

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

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  10. 2026-02-13

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  11. 2026-02-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HSG, CPC, referral sheet 1

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  13. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  14. 2026-01-16

    Prefiled.

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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Pierick: yes

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

    2026-03-04 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Pierick: not voting

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1593&year=2026

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