HB 373 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed-use developments. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Sub-Topics: Property Development

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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HB373 → HB373_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the sunset provision in Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, which previously set a 2028 expiration date for county authority to use bond proceeds for mixed-use developments. The changes extend the sunset timeline significantly, with provisions for repeal on July 1, 2030 and July 1, 2031, depending on specific statutory conditions, and ultimately set a final effective date of July 1, 3000. The bill also clarifies that amendments made to section 46-15.1 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes will not be repealed when that section is reenacted.

Scope change

The bill extends the applicability period for county bond proceeds used for mixed-use developments from an initial 2028 sunset to dates in 2030 and 2031, with a final effective date of July 1, 3000.

TIMELINE

Changed the sunset provision date from June 30, 2028 to July 1, 2030 and July 1, 2031, based on specific statutory reenactment conditions

Added a final effective date of July 1, 3000 for the Act

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that amendments to section 46-15.1 of Hawaii Revised Statutes will not be repealed when that section is reenacted

TECHNICAL

Changed the effective date language from 'upon approval' to 'on July 1, 3000' in Section 3

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Mar 4, 2025

D Democratic41

41 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to HOU/EIG, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 221).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 484) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors