HI HB 737
died on adjournmentRELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 737 pass?
No. HI HB 737 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 737 about?
Redefines "historic property" with respect to the State Historic Preservation Program. Deletes the requirement for an application for a proposed project on an existing privately-owned single-family detached dwelling unit to have a historic preservation review if the unit or townhouse is over fifty years old.
Who sponsors HI HB 737?
EVSLIN, CHUN, IWAMOTO and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 737, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Redefines "historic property" with respect to the State Historic Preservation Program. Deletes the requirement for an application for a proposed project on an existing privately-owned single-family detached dwelling unit to have a historic preservation review if the unit or townhouse is over fifty years old.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- EVSLINprimary
- CHUNprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- MATSUMOTOprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- PIERICKprimary
- SOUZAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TARNASprimary
- Amatocosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-06
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 Representative(s) Ward excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-06
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 209) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
2025-01-31
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-28
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27
Re-referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 4
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-31 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Evslin: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Kila: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Pierick: yes
- Cochran: not voting
- Kitagawa: not voting
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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