HI SB 3269
died on adjournmentPROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VII, SECTIONS 12 AND 13, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO EXPRESSLY PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY AUTHORIZE THE COUNTIES TO ISSUE TAX INCREMENT BONDS AND TO EXCLUDE TAX INCREMENT BONDS FROM DETERMINATIONS OF THE FUNDED DEBT OF THE COUNTIES.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 3269 pass?
No. HI SB 3269 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 (2026-02-02): Referred to EIG, JDC/WAM.
What is HI SB 3269 about?
Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize, by general law, political subdivisions, such as counties, to issue tax increment bonds and to exclude tax increment bonds in calculating the debt limit of the political subdivisions.
Who sponsors HI SB 3269?
WAKAI, CHANG, RHOADS are the primary sponsors of HI SB 3269, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to expressly provide that the Legislature may authorize, by general law, political subdivisions, such as counties, to issue tax increment bonds and to exclude tax increment bonds in calculating the debt limit of the political subdivisions.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Referred to EIG, JDC/WAM.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- WAKAIprimary
- CHANGprimary
- RHOADSprimary
- McKelveycosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-02
Referred to EIG, JDC/WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced.
introduction
2026-01-28
Passed First Reading.
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Related bills
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