SB 740 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING DENSITY.

Summary

Authorizes each county to adopt ordinances establishing a minimum housing density on state lands that are within an urban district and zoned for development or redevelopment. Allows developers to be exempt from this requirement under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

Senate Passage

Mar 2019

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Mar 7, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019

How they voted

23–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 5, 2019

D Democratic24

22 Yea 1 Nay 1

91% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 7, 2019

Committee

Referred to HSG/WLH, FIN, referral sheet 27

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 229) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 5, 2019

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Moriwaki, Ruderman. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Riviere). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Riviere, Fevella ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Harimoto; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 27, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-19 10:10AM in conference room 211.

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

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

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from PSM/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 399) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 8, 2019

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) S. Chang, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) L. Thielen, Fevella.

upper

Feb 8, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Baker, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Harimoto.

upper

Feb 5, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-19 2:45PM in conference room CR 225.

upper

Jan 24, 2019

Committee

Referred to PSM/HOU, WAM.

upper

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors