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HI HB 2476

died on adjournment

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2476 pass?

No. HI HB 2476 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. 213).

What is HI HB 2476 about?

Proposes constitutional amendments to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize political subdivisions, such as the counties, to issue housing infrastructure growth bonds for specified public works, public improvements, or other actions necessary for housing and community development, and exclude these bonds from determinations of the funded debt of the political subdivisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 2476?

EVSLIN, AMATO, BELATTI and 14 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2476.

Description

Proposes constitutional amendments to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize political subdivisions, such as the counties, to issue housing infrastructure growth bonds for specified public works, public improvements, or other actions necessary for housing and community development, and exclude these bonds from determinations of the funded debt of the political subdivisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 213).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • EVSLINprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 213).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EIG, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1000-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  5. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) 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. 2026-03-02

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-27

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

    deferral

  9. 2026-02-27

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

  10. 2026-02-24

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

  11. 2026-02-20

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 752-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  12. 2026-02-20

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

    passage,referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-18

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-13

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

  15. 2026-02-11

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 140-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  16. 2026-02-11

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  17. 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

  18. 2026-02-03

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

  19. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  21. 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 JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-18 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: no
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Sayama: 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
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Alcos: not voting

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