HI SB 878
died on adjournmentRELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 878 pass?
No. HI SB 878 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 878 about?
Extends the sunset date for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna to 6/30/2028.
Who sponsors HI SB 878?
MORIWAKI, CHANG, ELEFANTE and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 878, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Extends the sunset date for the State Rent Supplement Program for Kupuna to 6/30/2028.
- 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
- MORIWAKIprimary
- CHANGprimary
- ELEFANTEprimary
- FEVELLAprimary
- GABBARDprimary
- HASHIMOTOprimary
- KIDANIprimary
- MCKELVEYprimary
- RHOADSprimary
- Iharacosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-06
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 19
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2025-03-04
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 214).
introduction,receipt
2025-02-28
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Lee, C..
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-28
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 980) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-28
One Day Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-26
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-28-25 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
deferral
2025-02-20
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-12
Reported from HOU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 333) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2025-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-07
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, Aquino, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-03
The committee(s) on HOU/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23
Referred to HOU/HHS, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-01-17
Introduced.
introduction
Versions
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Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-07 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Keohokalole: not voting
- Fevella: not voting
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-07 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Chang: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Fevella: not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-28 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Dela Cruz: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Aquino: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Kim: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fevella: yes
- Kidani: not voting
- Lee: not voting
- C.: not voting
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: HB 703not in this corpus
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