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HI HB 1718

enacted

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Limits mixed-use developments to transit-oriented developments. Repeals the sunset date of Act 45, SLH 2024, thereby making permanent the authority of the counties to share in facilitating the development, construction, financing, refinancing, or other provision of mixed-use developments, including low- and moderate-income housing projects, and issue county bonds before 7/1/2033 for this purpose. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-24 — Act 130, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MURAOKAprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-24

    Act 130, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-24

    Act 130, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1231).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  4. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  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).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  8. 2026-05-01

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

  9. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 117-26).

  10. 2026-05-01

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

  11. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 117-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Miyake, Yamashita, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Wakai, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  15. 2026-04-29

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

  16. 2026-04-28

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

  17. 2026-04-27

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

  18. 2026-04-24

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

  19. 2026-04-23

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

  20. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-20

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

  22. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Miyake Co-Chairs; Yamashita, Cochran.

  24. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  26. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 612) in amended form (SD 1).

  27. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  28. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  29. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3709) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  30. 2026-04-09

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-04-08

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  32. 2026-04-08

    The committee on WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-09-26 10:55AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

  33. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HOU/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3296) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  35. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2026-03-24

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 03-24-26 1:06PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  38. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on EIG deferred the measure until 03-24-26 3:02PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  39. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on HOU/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  40. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HOU/EIG, WAM.

    referral-committee

  41. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  42. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 42).

    introduction,receipt

  43. 2026-03-05

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

    passage

  44. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 862-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  45. 2026-03-02

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 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: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.

    deferral

  48. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  49. 2026-02-19

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  50. 2026-02-19

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 538-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  51. 2026-02-17

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.

    committee-passage-favorable

  52. 2026-02-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  53. 2026-02-10

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  54. 2026-02-09

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 113-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  55. 2026-02-04

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  56. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  57. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  58. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  59. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-04 · pass · 8-0

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

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

    2026-02-17 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Poepoe: not voting

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

    2026-03-02 · pass · 15-0

    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: not voting

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0

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

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    2026-04-09 · pass · 13-0

    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: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Chang: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Cochran: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 2748, SB3036not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1718&year=2026

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