HB 2385 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Beginning 1/1/2027, authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, instead of the counties, to approve and certify general excise tax exemptions for certain housing development projects developed under county housing incentive programs. Sunsets 7/1/2031. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Signed Jul 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2385_HD3 → HB2385_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from House Draft 3 to Senate Draft 1, updating associated metadata and dates. The core policy changes involve reordering the text of Section 3 to clarify the sequence of tax exemptions and authority restrictions, and modifying Section 4 to adjust the aggregate general excise tax and use tax cost cap from $30 million to $30 million (with minor text adjustments) while adding a new provision for county-assisted projects. The sunset date for the Act remains July 1, 2031, but the effective date for the new tax provisions is set to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding county housing assistance programs was slightly modified by reordering clauses to clarify that county projects must prioritize walkability and cannot exercise specific corporate authorities, while the financial cap for tax exemptions remains at $30 million annually.

REQUIREMENT

Reordered the text of Section 3 to place the walkability requirement and authority restrictions after the tax exemption clause, clarifying the legislative intent.

FISCAL

Adjusted the text in Section 4 regarding the $30 million annual cap on general excise and use tax costs for county projects, adding a proviso that costs apply to contracting only.

TIMELINE

Added a specific provision stating that the amendments to prevailing wage and tax sections apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata, including author names, revision numbers, and timestamps, reflecting the transition from House to Senate drafts.

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

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ratcliffe voting no (1) and none excused (0).

lower

May 6, 2026

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 29, 2026

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

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Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 51-26).

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Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 51-26) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

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; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan.

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Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:03AM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 685) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

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Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3275) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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Mar 17, 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) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

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Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to HOU, WAM.

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Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 406).

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Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 2, 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, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 619-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

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Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 139-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

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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, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to HSG, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6

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Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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14 primary · 0 co-sponsors