Relating To Housing.
State of HawaiiHawaiiEstablishes a 5-year Hawaii Builds Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Authorizes the use of the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for the Pilot Program, subject to an annual cap. Mandates interagency coordination and expedited review for projects to facilitate timely delivery of projects. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (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 SB 2544 · PassedJul 9
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Bill details
- Last action
- Act 216, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1318). · Jul 9, 2026
Sponsors
THTroy HashimotoSenator · Democrat · SD-005Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SCStanley ChangSenator · Democrat · SD-009Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
KFKurt FevellaSenator · Republican · SD-020Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
Jul 9, 2026Act 216, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1318).House
Jul 9, 2026Act 216, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1318).Senate
May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate
May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate
May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting no (2) 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, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House
Show 41 earlier actions
Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 42-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.Senate
Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 42-26).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 0 Excused: none.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, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.House
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 21, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).House
Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Rhoads.Senate
Apr 21, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).Senate
Apr 21, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Cochran.House
Apr 10, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).House
Apr 10, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate
Apr 10, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 511).Senate
Apr 9, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House
Apr 9, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2018-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Apr 7, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 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: Representative(s) Alcos; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House
Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.House
Mar 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 25, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Cochran, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).House
Mar 25, 2026Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1419-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House
Mar 20, 2026The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.House
Mar 17, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-20-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 10, 2026Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 15House
Mar 6, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 5, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 25) in amended form (SD 2).House
Mar 5, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.Senate
Feb 24, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26.Senate
Feb 24, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2712) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Feb 19, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.Senate
Feb 13, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 11, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Feb 11, 2026Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2192) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Feb 5, 2026The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Feb 2, 2026The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate
Jan 28, 2026Referred to HOU, WAM.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Introduced.Senate
Recorded votes
Senate Housing: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 5, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 19, 2026 · Senate · 11 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 29, 2026 · House · 2 yea · 1 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 29, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- HHFDC
- Exemptions
- Permit Reviews
- Interagency Coordination
- DURF
- Hawaii Builds Pilot Program
- Reports
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