RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
Summary
Establishes the Homeless Services Special Fund. Allows counties to apply for matching funds from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund for certain housing projects. Increases the conveyance tax rates for certain properties. Establishes conveyance tax rates for multifamily residential properties. Establishes new exemptions to the conveyance tax. Allocates collected conveyance taxes to the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund, Homeless Services Fund and, and Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Amends allocations to the Land Conservation Fund and Rental Housing Revolving Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2024
Last action Feb 16, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
45–2
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 8, 2024
D
Democratic44
93% Yea
R
Republican7
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 613-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Kila, Kitagawa, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu, Miyake, Onishi; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 202-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.
lower
Feb 8, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (45-2-4)
house
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to HLT, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
7 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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