RELATING TO HOUSING.
SB 65 allocates state funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority specifically for rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, and repairing public housing units. This directly affects low-income residents living in Hawaii's public housing by improving their living conditions through these repairs. The bill provides concrete funding for physical maintenance work, without changing eligibility rules or creating new housing programs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Jun 6, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from SD1 to SD2 and updated with new metadata including author names and dates. The most significant substantive change is the effective date of the act, which was altered from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050. The funding amounts and purposes remain unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding funding for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority remains the same, but the timeline for when the law takes effect has been extended by 25 years.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the act was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050, which significantly delays when the funding provisions become active.
TECHNICAL
New metadata was added including author names (Lance Ching, Ainoa Naniole), specific dates, and document identifiers that were not present in the original version.
Original header formatting and some document-specific metadata from the SD1 version were removed during the update to SD2.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
16
Committee
16
Amendments
2
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 119) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 119).
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:25AM; Conference Room 224.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 455).
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 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; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1359) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 14, 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, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 74) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
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, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 5) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 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 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-23-25 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to HOU, WAM.
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
9 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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