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HI SB 2338

enacted

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2338 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2338 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-15): Act 263, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).

What is HI SB 2338 about?

Exempts Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation employees from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HHFDC to be paid a salary recommended by its Board of Directors and subject to the approval of the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, not to exceed ninety-nine per cent of the salary of the Governor. Renames the position of Executive Assistant to Deputy Executive Director for HHFDC and increases the salary cap for the Deputy Executive Director. Establishes conditions for the issuance, renewal, and termination of employment contracts issued by the HHFDC, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. Exempts the Executive Director of HCDA, and officers, agents, and employees appointed by the Executive Director, from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HCDA to be paid a salary recommended by the Authority and subject to the approval of the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, not to exceed ninety-nine per cent of the salary of the Governor. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2338?

HASHIMOTO, CHANG, MORIWAKI and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2338, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Exempts Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation employees from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HHFDC to be paid a salary recommended by its Board of Directors and subject to the approval of the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, not to exceed ninety-nine per cent of the salary of the Governor. Renames the position of Executive Assistant to Deputy Executive Director for HHFDC and increases the salary cap for the Deputy Executive Director. Establishes conditions for the issuance, renewal, and termination of employment contracts issued by the HHFDC, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. Exempts the Executive Director of HCDA, and officers, agents, and employees appointed by the Executive Director, from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HCDA to be paid a salary recommended by the Authority and subject to the approval of the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, not to exceed ninety-nine per cent of the salary of the Governor. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-07-15 — Act 263, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • Kimcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-15

    Act 263, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-15

    Act 263, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).

    became-law

  3. 2026-06-26

    Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)

  4. 2026-06-26

    Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)

  5. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  8. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0).

    passage

  9. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  10. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Sayama, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 121-26).

  13. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  14. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 121-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  16. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  17. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  18. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  19. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  20. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  21. 2026-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  22. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Elefante.

  23. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  25. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  26. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 506).

    introduction,receipt

  27. 2026-04-10

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  28. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  29. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2015-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  30. 2026-04-09

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  31. 2026-04-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  33. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  34. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2026-03-30

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1465-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  36. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Amato, Gedeon, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-24

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-03-20

    Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1311-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  39. 2026-03-20

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Gedeon, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  40. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2026-03-18

    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, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pierick; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  44. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HSG, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  45. 2026-03-10

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  46. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 212) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  47. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2966) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  48. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  49. 2026-03-05

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2026-03-04

    The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-05-26 12:04PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

  51. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  52. 2026-02-19

    Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2400) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  53. 2026-02-19

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  54. 2026-02-05

    The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  55. 2026-02-02

    The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  56. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HOU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  57. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  58. 2026-01-15

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-05 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Chang: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-05 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 23-2

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

    2026-03-18 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Cochran: no
    • Muraoka: no

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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

    2026-04-07 · 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
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Chang: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Elefante: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Evslin: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Muraoka: no

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 22-3

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