HB 416 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Summary

Exempts certain state-financed housing developments from the requirement to obtain approval from the applicable county council. Authorizes a county planning director to reject certain permit applications due to a lack of infrastructure. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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HB416 → HB416_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill modifies housing exemption rules by clarifying that state-financed projects in urban land use districts are exempt from county council approval, while adding a new provision allowing county planning directors to reject permits due to infrastructure concerns. The effective date was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, likely a placeholder or error. The changes aim to balance streamlined approval processes with infrastructure accountability.

Scope change

Expands exemption scope to include projects with financing commitments in urban land use districts, while adding a new infrastructure-based rejection mechanism for county planning directors.

REQUIREMENT

Added provision allowing county planning directors to reject permit applications within 30 days if there is a lack of infrastructure for state-financed projects in urban land use districts.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from immediate enactment to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or clerical error requiring correction.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that housing projects receiving financing commitments from the State within urban land use districts are exempt from county legislative body approval.

TECHNICAL

Added administrative metadata including document version information, timestamps, and formatting codes that do not affect substantive policy.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 585) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Grandinetti; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors