SB 1169 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS.

Summary

Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to establish a five-year community land trust equity pilot program to provide community land trusts with a line of credit to fund the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, or construction of housing for low- to moderate-income households and report to the Legislature regarding the pilot program. Appropriates funds from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for the establishment of the pilot program. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1169 → SB1169_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a Senate designation (SD1) and metadata fields, update the effective date to July 1, 2025, and clarify eligibility requirements for the community land trust equity pilot program by referencing specific income limits and residency criteria. The core policy provisions regarding the pilot program, funding, and reporting remain substantively unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on establishing a community land trust equity pilot program through the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, with no significant changes to its applicability or target beneficiaries beyond clarifying income eligibility thresholds.

TIMELINE

Added a specific effective date of July 1, 2025, replacing the previous 'Introduced' status.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that program eligibility requires applicants to be qualified residents as defined in section 201H-32 of Hawaii Revised Statutes with income not exceeding 140% of the county area median income.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate designation (SD1) and metadata fields including bill number, sponsor information, and document identifiers.

FISCAL

Updated the description to reference 'DURF' alongside 'Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund' for the appropriated funds.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 288) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

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) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HOU, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors