STATE BILLHI HB 740ENGROSSED

Relating To Housing.

Establishes the Accessory Dwelling Unit Financing and Deed Restriction Program to allocate funds to the counties for the purchase of equity in an accessory dwelling unit by the State. Specifies eligible homeowners or homebuyers for the Program to finance construction costs, development costs, and non-reoccurring closing costs associated with the construction of an accessory dwelling unit and purchase deed restrictions on the property. Appropriates moneys for infrastructure projects. Sunsets 1/1/2031. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 4, 2025; 618 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 740 · EngrossedMar 4

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Bill details

Last action: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). · Apr 2, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 2, 2026Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).Senate

Apr 1, 2026House Conferee(s) discharged.House

Mar 20, 2026Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).House

Mar 20, 2026Senate Conferee(s) discharged.Senate

Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Apr 25, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 225.Senate

Apr 25, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 24, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.Senate

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Apr 23, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.Senate

Apr 22, 2025Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.Senate

Apr 21, 2025Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:25AM; Conference Room 224.Senate

Apr 17, 2025Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826).House

Apr 17, 2025Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella.Senate

Apr 15, 2025Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Senate

Apr 14, 2025House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Poepoe, Miyake Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka.House

Apr 11, 2025Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Senate

Apr 10, 2025House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 8, 2025Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 671) in amended form (SD 2).House

Apr 8, 2025Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 3, 202548 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.Senate

Apr 3, 2025Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1659) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Mar 31, 2025The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 28, 2025The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 20, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 20, 2025Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1179) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 11, 2025The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.Senate

Mar 7, 2025The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Referred to HOU, WAM.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 277).Senate

Mar 4, 2025Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House

Feb 28, 2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1128), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 25, 2025The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward.House

Feb 21, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 13, 2025Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).House

Feb 13, 2025Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 617) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House

Feb 6, 2025The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.House

Feb 3, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 3, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).House

Feb 3, 2025Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 53) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House

Jan 29, 2025The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.House

Jan 27, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 21, 2025Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2House

Jan 21, 2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 17, 2025Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 31, 2025 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Housing: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 11, 2025 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation
Rental Housing Revolving Fund
Counties
Accessory Dwelling Units
Purchase of Equity
Voluntary Deed Restrictions
Appropriation ($)

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