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HI SB 749

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 749 pass?

No. HI SB 749 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 SB 749 about?

Requires rental housing projects to maintain, in perpetuity, fifty per cent of the project's units for certain low-income tenants to be eligible for assistance under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's rental assistance program.

Who sponsors HI SB 749?

MCKELVEY, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 749.

Description

Requires rental housing projects to maintain, in perpetuity, fifty per cent of the project's units for certain low-income tenants to be eligible for assistance under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation's rental assistance program.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-02-10

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

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  3. 2025-02-10

    Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 134) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  4. 2025-01-30

    The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.

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  5. 2025-01-27

    The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-01-23

    Referred to HOU, WAM.

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  7. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

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  8. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-30 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Chang: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Aquino: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=749&year=2026

Attribution

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