HB 2049 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Restructures the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system for the sale of properties with residential use, adjusts the tax for multifamily properties to reflect value on a per-unit basis, and applies a cost-of-living adjustment to conveyance tax rates. Allocates revenues from conveyance tax collections. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to fund infrastructure programs in areas that meet minimum standards of transit-supportive density. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax revenues to the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund, Special Land and Development Fund, and Hawaiian Home Lands Infrastructure and Housing Special Fund. Establishes and appropriates funds out of the Hawaiian Home Lands Infrastructure and Housing Special Fund. Authorizes the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund to be used to acquire land. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2049_HD3 → HB2049_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to expand its scope beyond transit-oriented development to include public beach access and local food security, while adjusting funding allocations and tax rates. The changes reflect a strategic shift to address broader community needs, including the creation of new funds for agricultural land acquisition and public access trails, alongside modifications to the conveyance tax structure.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded from focusing solely on transit-oriented development to explicitly include public access to beaches and trails, as well as the acquisition of agricultural land for local food production.

SCOPE

Added new legislative findings and purposes regarding the need for public access to beaches, parks, and trails, as well as the priority of ensuring communities have access to locally grown food.

FISCAL

Changed the annual funding cap for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from $60 million to $40 million to accommodate new allocations for other programs.

Created new allocations for the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund and the Special Land and Development Fund to finance land acquisition for agriculture and public access projects.

REQUIREMENT

Reordered the list of funding allocations and established a new fund specifically for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to fulfill its mission for public access to natural resources.

TECHNICAL

Updated the conveyance tax rate schedule to remove specific dollar amounts, leaving them blank for future updates, and adjusted the text to reflect a seventeen-year history of the tax rather than thirteen.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from WLA/HOU/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3396) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Lamosao ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang, Lamosao ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 25, 2026

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

upper

Mar 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA/HOU/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA/HOU/HWN, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 348).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Amato, Chun, Cochran, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Shimizu, Takenouchi, Yamashita voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 743-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 181-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

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, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors