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HI HB 2385

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RELATING TO HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2385 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2385 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-09): Act 215, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317).

What is HI HB 2385 about?

Beginning 1/1/2027, authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, instead of the counties, to approve and certify general excise tax exemptions for certain housing development projects developed under county housing incentive programs. Sunsets 7/1/2031. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2385?

MIYAKE, AMATO, EVSLIN and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2385.

Description

Beginning 1/1/2027, authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, instead of the counties, to approve and certify general excise tax exemptions for certain housing development projects developed under county housing incentive programs. Sunsets 7/1/2031. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-07-09 — Act 215, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MIYAKEprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-09

    Act 215, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-09

    Act 215, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  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.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ratcliffe voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan.

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  9. 2026-04-29

    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, Hashimoto, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 51-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-04-29

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

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 51-26).

  13. 2026-04-29

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

  14. 2026-04-28

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

  15. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-27

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:03AM in conference room 224.

  17. 2026-04-24

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

  18. 2026-04-21

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

  19. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  22. 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

  23. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 685) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3701) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  26. 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

  27. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  28. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3275) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  29. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 406).

    introduction,receipt

  32. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  33. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HOU, WAM.

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  34. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  36. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1090-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  37. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  38. 2026-03-02

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

  39. 2026-02-27

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

    deferral

  40. 2026-02-27

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

  41. 2026-02-24

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

  42. 2026-02-20

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 619-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  43. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  44. 2026-02-18

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. 2026-02-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  46. 2026-02-11

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 139-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  47. 2026-02-11

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

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  48. 2026-02-06

    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, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  50. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HSG, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  51. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  52. 2026-01-27

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 8-0

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

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    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.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Chang: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • 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.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 2-1

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Cochran: no
    • Ilagan: not voting

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

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

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