HB 85 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND.

Summary

Sets the amount of conveyance tax revenues to be paid into the Land Conservation Fund to a certain per cent or monetary cap, whichever is less, of conveyance taxes collected each fiscal year. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB85 → HB85_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the funding mechanism for the Land Conservation Fund from a fixed 10% conveyance tax rate to a flexible structure allowing a specific percentage or a monetary cap, whichever is less. Additionally, the effective date of the legislation was drastically altered from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and the bill title was updated to reflect the new flexible funding approach.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the specific funding calculation was broadened to allow legislative discretion between a percentage rate and a fixed dollar amount, while the effective date change removes the immediate applicability of the law.

FISCAL

Changed the conveyance tax contribution to the Land Conservation Fund from a mandatory 10% to a flexible option of either a specific percentage or a monetary cap, whichever is less.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, effectively delaying the implementation of the new funding rules indefinitely.

SCOPE

Updated the bill title and description to accurately reflect the change from a fixed percentage to a flexible funding structure.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL/EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 589) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors