HB 2745 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Summary

Expands the rental assistance program by increasing the minimum percentage of affordable units a rental housing project is required to maintain for eligible tenants from 20 percent to 30 percent. Decreases the qualifying maximum ceiling from 80 percent to 30 percent of the area median income for a family or individual to be an eligible tenant under the rental assistance program. Appropriates moneys to support new rental assistance program contracts. 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

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 12, 2018

House · Amendment offered

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

Apr 10, 2018

House · Amendment offered

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 773) 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. 3004) 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. 255).

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. 481-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 6, 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, Quinlan, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

Jan 29, 2018

House · Referred to committee

Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 9

Jan 24, 2018

House · Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

27 primary · 0 co-sponsors