SB 2676 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to approve and certify general excise tax exemptions, including for non-contracting costs, for certain housing development projects developed under county housing incentive programs. Makes conforming amendments. Sunsets 7/1/2031. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2676 → SB2676_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to change the effective date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, and updated the sunset provision to repeal the law on July 1, 2031. The text was also reformatted to match a new Senate draft template, including minor adjustments to punctuation and section numbering.

Scope change

The bill's applicability remains focused on housing incentives, but the timeline for when the law takes effect and expires has been significantly altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the bill was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050.

The sunset provision was updated to repeal the Act on July 1, 2031, instead of the previous staggered dates.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes were made to align the text with the 'SD Template,' including punctuation adjustments and renumbering of sections.

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

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2462) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to HOU, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors