RELATING TO LAND USE.
Summary
Exempts lands set aside by the governor to the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation for the primary purpose of developing affordable housing from classification as public land subject to DLNR management. Requires lands set aside by the governor to the Hawaii housing finance development corporation for the primary purpose of developing affordable housing to be subject to legislative approval prior to the sale or gift of those lands. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Apr 25, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Amendments
2
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 3:30PM in conference room 312.
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-19 3:30PM in conference room 312.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 733) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele.
upper
Mar 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-19 10:20AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from WTL/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1392) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The 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) S. Chang, Kanuha, Moriwaki, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Fevella.
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-19 1:15PM in conference room 225.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to WTL/HOU, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 177).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Thielen voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 609) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Har, Tarnas, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen.
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to WLH, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Recommitted to WLH as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Nakamura excused.
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 250) as amended in HD 1, recommending recommittal to WLH for further consideration.
lower
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Har, Lowen, Tarnas, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Thielen.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to WLH, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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