HI HB 2478
died on adjournmentRELATING TO BONDS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2478 pass?
No. HI HB 2478 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. 214).
What is HI HB 2478 about?
Authorizes the counties to implement housing infrastructure growth bonds. Conforms county debt limit statements law to permit counties to exclude housing infrastructure growth bonds from the debt limit of the counties if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of housing infrastructure growth bonds and excluding housing infrastructure growth bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 2478?
EVSLIN, AMATO, BELATTI and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2478.
Description
Authorizes the counties to implement housing infrastructure growth bonds. Conforms county debt limit statements law to permit counties to exclude housing infrastructure growth bonds from the debt limit of the counties if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of housing infrastructure growth bonds and excluding housing infrastructure growth bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 214).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- EVSLINprimary
- AMATOprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- HUSSEYprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KILAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TARNASprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 214).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-10
Referred to EIG, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1001-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
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, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.
deferral
2026-02-27
Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-17
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 332-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-17
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
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, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02
Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
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
- Grandinetti: yes
- Kila: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Pierick: yes
- Cochran: yes
- La Chica: 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
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Alcos: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 3218
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