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HI HB 741

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 741 pass?

No. HI HB 741 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 741 about?

Exempts affordable housing projects that are financed by a nonprofit community development financial institution certified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation as utilizing less than a certain amount from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund from prevailing wage provisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 741?

EVSLIN, MIYAKE, NAKAMURA are the primary sponsors of HI HB 741.

Description

Exempts affordable housing projects that are financed by a nonprofit community development financial institution certified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation as utilizing less than a certain amount from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund from prevailing wage provisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-03-18

    The committee on LBT deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2025-03-11

    The committee(s) on HOU/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  4. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 278).

    introduction,receipt

  5. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  6. 2025-03-06

    Referred to HOU/LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  8. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1037) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  9. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  10. 2025-02-25

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Lamosao, Lee, M.; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2025-02-14

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 660), recommending referral to FIN.

  13. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  14. 2025-02-13

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Garrett, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Lee, M.; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. 2025-02-06

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 210) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  17. 2025-02-06

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  18. 2025-02-05

    The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  21. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HSG, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-01-18

    The committee on HOU deferred the measure.

    deferral

  23. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-05 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
    • La Chica: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting
  • The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-13 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Kapela: not voting
    • Reyes Oda: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-25 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Kusch: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Kitagawa: not voting
    • Ward: not voting
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes

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