RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Summary
Authorizes qualified nonprofit housing trusts to repurchase affordable units developed with government assistance when a government entity waives its first right of refusal to repurchase the unit. Authorizes counties to waive a first right of refusal to repurchase a privately-developed affordable housing unit built pursuant to a unilateral agreement or similar instrument. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Signed Jul 11, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
19
Committee
20
Amendments
2
Jul 11, 2017
Signed into law
Act 159, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).
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Jul 11, 2017
Signed into law
Act 159, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1260).
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 95) as amended in (CD 1).
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Apr 28, 2017
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 95).
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Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Nakamura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
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Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · 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) Espero, Kim, Harimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 1:30PM in conference room 229.
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Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-17 1:30PM in conference room 229.
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Apr 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-17 1:30PM in conference room 229.
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Apr 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 1:30PM in conference room 229.
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Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 579).
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Apr 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
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Mar 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola.
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Mar 23, 2017
Committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1233) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Mar 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Nakamura, Aquino, Hashem, Quinlan, San Buenaventura, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 27
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Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 370) in amended form (SD 2).
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Mar 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz.
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Feb 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-24-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
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Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from HOU/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 498) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Ruderman, Galuteria, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda.
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Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · 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) Espero, Harimoto, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Nishihara.
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Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on HOU/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-17 2:45PM in conference room 225.
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Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to HOU/GVO, WAM.
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Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
P
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
DDemocratic
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