HB 1726 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with other state and county agencies, to study options for and coordinate the development of a shared statewide housing and infrastructure data platform to inform agency decision-making and state housing and infrastructure investments. Includes the development of a model that assesses the fiscal impacts of development and regional infrastructure investments. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1726 → HB1726_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand the data platform study to include state and county agencies and added a requirement to develop a model assessing fiscal impacts of development. Funding amounts were redacted to allow future appropriation decisions, and the effective date was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, indicating the bill is currently inactive or intended for future consideration.

Scope change

The scope of the data platform study was expanded to require collaboration with other state and county agencies, and a new requirement was added to develop a model for assessing fiscal impacts.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to study a data platform was modified to include collaboration with other state and county agencies, and a new requirement was added to develop a model assessing fiscal impacts of development and regional infrastructure investments.

FISCAL

Specific funding amounts of $150,000 for consulting services and a temporary planner were removed and replaced with blank lines, allowing the legislature to determine the necessary appropriation amount later.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, suggesting the bill is not currently intended to take effect.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 178-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to HSG/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

24 primary · 0 co-sponsors