RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Summary
Establishes a 5-year Hale Kokua pilot project under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to reduce homelessness by incentivizing and assisting private homeowners who set aside existing dwelling units, or construct new or improve existing dwelling units, for rental by families and individuals classified as homeless under the project. Requires interim and final reports to the legislature. Repealed on 7/1/2023. (SD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2018
Last action Feb 14, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
upper
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Reported from HOU/HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2339) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
upper
Feb 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
The 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) Espero, Harimoto, Green; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Nishihara.
upper
Feb 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Green, S. Chang, Harimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Wakai.
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HOU/HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-18 2:55PM in conference room 225.
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to HOU/HMS, JDC/WAM.
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BH
Breene Harimoto
DDemocratic
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