RELATING TO VACANT AND ABANDONED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
Summary
Requires the counties to establish expedited procedures to approve demolition permits for vacant residential properties. Allows the Department of Taxation to satisfy certain tax liens through the nonjudicial foreclosure of vacant and abandoned residential properties at any time after establishing vacancy and abandonment. Appropriates moneys. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Mar 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2023
How they voted
13–0
Passed
Total votes 13
Mar 1, 2023
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1388) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 190) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
The 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, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (13-0)
senate
Feb 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-23 10:10AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 376) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Elefante
DDemocratic
P
Henry Aquino
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
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