RELATING TO HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
Summary
Allocates a portion of the conveyance tax revenues to the rental assistance revolving fund to be used to subsidize rents for persons who meet certain income requirements. Increases the income tax credit for low-income household renters to an unspecified amount. Makes the state earned income tax credit refundable and changes the amount of the credit to an unspecified percentage of the federal earned income tax credit. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2018
Last action Apr 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
2
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Apr 12, 2018
House · Amendment offered
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Apr 10, 2018
House · Amendment offered
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 768) in amended form (SD 2).
Apr 10, 2018
Senate · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
Apr 4, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Mar 29, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
Mar 21, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Mar 21, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3002) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 13, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
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, Green; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Nishihara.
Mar 9, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 2:45PM in conference room 225.
Mar 8, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to HOU, WAM.
Mar 6, 2018
Senate · Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 250).
Mar 2, 2018
House · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (5). Transmitted to Senate.
Feb 23, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Fukumoto, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Nakamura, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen, Todd, Tupola.
Feb 15, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 478-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Feb 8, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Nakamura, Aquino, Hashem, San Buenaventura, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
Jan 29, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 9
Jan 24, 2018
House · Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Aaron Ling Johanson
DDemocratic
P
BF
Beth Fukumoto
DDemocratic
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
P
Della Belatti
DDemocratic
P
Jarrett Keohokalole
DDemocratic
P
Justin Woodson
DDemocratic
P
Scott Nishimoto
DDemocratic
P
Scott Saiki
DDemocratic
P
Sylvia Luke
DDemocratic
P
TO
Takashi Ohno
DDemocratic
P
TB
Tom Brower
DDemocratic
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