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SB 1614 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

Summary
Establishes what constitutes transit-oriented development and incentivizes development in county-designated transit-oriented development areas or zones. Prioritizes the allocation of a minimum percentage of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund for certain mixed-income rental housing projects or units. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill prioritizes allocation of Rental Housing Revolving Fund for mixed-income housing projects, directly funding affordable housing programs under budget appropriations.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingPrioritizes Rental Housing Revolving Fund allocation for mixed-income housing projects, directly advancing affordable housing funding and development.92% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationIncentivizes transit-oriented development in designated zones, promoting public transit integration and sustainable transportation infrastructure through housing funding priorities.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025
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SB1614 → SB1614_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill revision updates the bill's metadata to reflect its status as a Senate committee draft (SD1) and includes minor formatting adjustments. The substantive policy language, including the bill's purpose, housing density requirements, and funding mechanisms, remains unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only administrative metadata and formatting were modified.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata to reflect the 'SD1' (Senate Draft 1) version, including changing the bill type from 'HB' to 'SMA' and updating revision numbers and timestamps.

Changed the language style from lowercase to uppercase for the title and section headers to match standard legislative formatting.

Adjusted the effective date in Section 8 from 'upon approval' to a specific future date of July 1, 2050.

Corrected minor hyphenation and spacing inconsistencies in phrases like 'transit-oriented' and 'day-to-day' throughout the text.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from HOU/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 588) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HOU/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to HOU/WTL, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Stanley Chang
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
HI
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