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HI HB 916

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 916 pass?

No. HI HB 916 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 (2026-03-30): Reported from HOU/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3280) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

What is HI HB 916 about?

Allows tax credits claimed under the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program to be used to offset taxes imposed by the state transient accommodations tax law. Specifies that tax credit amounts applied to state transient accommodations taxes be limited to state transient accommodations taxes imposed in the same county in which the qualified low-income building is located. Makes permanent Act 129, SLH 2016. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 916?

HASHEM is the primary sponsor of HI HB 916.

Description

Allows tax credits claimed under the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program to be used to offset taxes imposed by the state transient accommodations tax law. Specifies that tax credit amounts applied to state transient accommodations taxes be limited to state transient accommodations taxes imposed in the same county in which the qualified low-income building is located. Makes permanent Act 129, SLH 2016. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-03-30 — Reported from HOU/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3280) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HASHEMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HOU/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3280) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  2. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-24

    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, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante.

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  4. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

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  5. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on HOU/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HOU/EDT, WAM.

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  7. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 10).

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  8. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  9. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 866-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  11. 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, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

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  12. 2026-02-27

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

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  13. 2026-02-27

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

  14. 2026-02-24

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

  15. 2026-02-20

    Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 727-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  16. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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  17. 2026-02-19

    The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey.

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  18. 2026-02-19

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey.

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  19. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  21. 2025-02-11

    The committee(s) on TOU/ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

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  22. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/ECD on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2025-02-04

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

  24. 2025-02-04

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TOU/ECD with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

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  25. 2025-01-29

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

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  26. 2025-01-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  28. 2025-01-23

    Referred to HSG, TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3

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  29. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-29 · pass · 8-0

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

  • The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Hussey: not voting

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 5-0

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 4-0

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

  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

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