HCR 78 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

DECLARING THE INTENT THAT PROJECTS WITH HOUSING UNITS THAT QUALIFY FOR HOUSING CREDITS UNDER ACT 31, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2024, ARE STILL ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE HOUSING CREDITS AFTER THE REPEAL OF THAT ACT IF THE HOUSING PROJECTS WERE APPROVED BY THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BEFORE JULY 1, 2031, AND REQUESTING THE CORPORATION AND EACH COUNTY TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION WHEN APPROVING HOUSING PROJECTS FOR HOUSING CREDITS.

HCR 78 is a House Concurrent Resolution clarifying that housing projects approved by Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) before July 1, 2031, will retain eligibility for housing credits under Act 31 (2024) even after Act 31 is repealed. It directly affects developers of qualifying housing projects approved before the 2031 deadline. The resolution requests HHFDC and all counties to include three specific details in their approval documents: a statement of developers' credit rights, the number of qualifying units, and available credits. This ensures continuity for projects already in progress without creating new funding. The resolution expresses legislative intent but does not alter existing law or funding.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2025

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1920) with recommendation of adoption.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Aquino, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 04-10-25 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HOU.

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 521).

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1827), recommending adoption.

lower

Mar 31, 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, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Ward.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1523), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors