HB 199 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Summary

Includes any parcels owned by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority as areas that may be closed to the public. Specifies required signage. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB199 → HB199_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from its original version to a House District committee version (HD1), which includes a significant change to the effective date of the law. The original version was set to take effect upon approval, while the new version delays the implementation until July 1, 3000. Minor text corrections were also made to improve grammar and consistency throughout the document.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on allowing the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to close specific areas to the public, but the timeline for enforcement has been altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', effectively deferring the implementation of the new restrictions indefinitely.

TECHNICAL

Minor grammatical corrections were made, such as changing 'occurs' to 'occur' and adjusting the formatting of the bill header and metadata.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 412) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors