STATE BILLHI HB 2385PASSED

Relating To Housing.

State of Hawaii

Beginning 1/1/2027, authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, instead of the counties, to approve and certify general excise tax exemptions for certain housing development projects developed under county housing incentive programs. Sunsets 7/1/2031. (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 2385 · PassedJul 9

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Bill details

Last action
Act 215, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317). · Jul 9, 2026

Sponsors

TMTyson MiyakeRepresentative · Democrat · HD-010Primary sponsor
TATerez AmatoRepresentative · Democrat · HD-011Primary sponsor
LELuke EvslinRepresentative · Democrat · HD-016Primary sponsor
DGDiamond GarciaRepresentative · Republican · HD-042Primary sponsor
GIGreggor IlaganRepresentative · Democrat · HD-004Primary sponsor
KKKirstin KahaloaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-006Primary sponsor
SKSue Keohokapu-Lee LoyRepresentative · Democrat · HD-002Primary sponsor
DKDarius KilaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-044Primary sponsor
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LKLisa KitagawaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-048Primary sponsor
NLNicole LowenRepresentative · Democrat · HD-007Primary sponsor
LMLisa MartenRepresentative · Democrat · HD-051Primary sponsor
LMLauren MatsumotoRepresentative · Republican · HD-038Primary sponsor
JRJulie Reyes OdaRepresentative · Republican · HD-040Primary sponsor
ATAdrian TamRepresentative · Democrat · HD-024Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Jul 9, 2026Act 215, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317).House
Jul 9, 2026Act 215, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1317).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, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ratcliffe voting no (1) and none excused (0).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26Senate
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Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 51-26).Senate
Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House
Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 51-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
Apr 29, 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, Hashimoto, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 29, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan.House
Apr 28, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.House
Apr 27, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:03AM in conference room 224.House
Apr 27, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).House
Apr 24, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Elefante.Senate
Apr 21, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).Senate
Apr 21, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Ilagan, 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. 685) in amended form (SD 1).House
Apr 14, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Apr 10, 2026One Day Notice 04-14-26.Senate
Apr 10, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3701) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate
Apr 9, 2026The 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.Senate
Apr 7, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Mar 30, 2026Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3275) 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. 406).Senate
Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). 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. 1090-26) as amended in HD 3, 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 20, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House
Feb 20, 2026Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 619-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House
Feb 18, 2026The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House
Feb 12, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 11, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).House
Feb 11, 2026Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 139-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.House
Feb 6, 2026The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.House
Feb 3, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Feb 2, 2026Referred to HSG, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6House
Jan 28, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House
Jan 27, 2026Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Housing: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 17, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedApr 9, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 29, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 29, 2026 · House · 2 yea · 1 nayPassed

Subjects

  • HHFDC
  • Housing Development Projects
  • General Excise Tax Exemptions
  • County Housing Incentive Programs

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