STATE BILLHI HB 1740PASSED

Relating To The Hawaii Housing Finance And Development Corporation.

Repeals the prohibition against qualified residents for Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation-approved projects holding a majority interest in land and repeals the requirement that qualified residents demonstrate financial viability or ability to pay rent. Limits a qualified resident from owning a majority interest in no more than one property suitable for dwelling purposes, but requiring the disposal of such property within two years. Amends exemptions from statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules for certain housing projects developed by the Corporation that satisfy certain conditions, including requirements related to employment, owner-occupancy, and deed restrictions. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jul 9, 2026; 126 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1740 · PassedJul 9

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Bill details

Last action: Act 210, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312). · Jul 9, 2026

Bill history

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Jul 9, 2026Act 210, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312).House

Jul 9, 2026Act 210, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1312).Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Grandinetti, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso voting no (8) and none excused (0).House

May 5, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).House

May 1, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).Senate

May 1, 2026Deferred one day 05-06-26.House

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Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26Senate

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 29-26).Senate

Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.House

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 29-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

Apr 28, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 0 Excused: none.House

Apr 28, 2026The 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, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 27, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.House

Apr 24, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.House

Apr 23, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.House

Apr 20, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).House

Apr 20, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Rhoads.Senate

Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate

Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Miyake Co-Chairs; Cochran.House

Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate

Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 616) in amended form (SD 2).House

Apr 14, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 9, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 9, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3682) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Apr 6, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Senate

Apr 1, 2026The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 30, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3208) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 17, 2026The 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, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Senate

Mar 12, 2026The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to HOU, WAM.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 279).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1091-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 2, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.House

Feb 27, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 27, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.House

Feb 24, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 19, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

Feb 19, 2026Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 539-26), recommending referral to FIN.House

Feb 17, 2026The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.House

Feb 11, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 10, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

Feb 9, 2026Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 116-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.House

Feb 4, 2026The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.House

Jan 30, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1House

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 20, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded votes

Senate Housing: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 17, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 6, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 28, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 1 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 28, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

HHFDC
Qualified Residents
Affordable Housing
Housing Development
Exemptions
Owner-Occupancy
Deed Restrictions

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