HB 422 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.

Summary

Repeals the construction cost component of school impact fees. Exempts government housing developments, affordable housing units and projects, and Hawaiian home lands housing from school impact fees. Requires the School Facilities Authority to adopt rules governing fee collection. Increases the minimum number of units in a development to trigger land dedication provisions of the land component impact fee. Requires a report to the Legislature on program efficacy. Sunsets 7/1/2029. (CD1)

Issues: ✗ Education ✓ Housing

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Signed Jul 2, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill substantially reduces the financial burden of school impact fees on new residential developments by eliminating the construction cost component, expanding exemptions for affordable and government housing, and clarifying how land dedication fees are calculated. The changes aim to lower housing costs while ensuring schools still receive necessary funding through land contributions rather than direct construction payments.

Scope change

The bill narrows the scope of school impact fees by removing the construction cost component entirely and adding multiple exemptions for affordable housing, government projects, and single-room dwellings that were not previously exempt.

FISCAL

Eliminated the construction cost component of school impact fees, which previously required developers to pay 10% of school construction costs.

ELIGIBILITY

Added exemptions for affordable housing, government housing projects, Hawaiian home lands developments, and single-room dwellings from school impact fees.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the minimum number of units required to trigger land dedication provisions from 50 to 100 units.

Changed the land dedication threshold for developments with 100 or more units to require written agreements before building permits are issued.

ENFORCEMENT

Requires the School Facilities Authority to adopt rules governing fee collection and submit a report to the Legislature on the Act's benefits and impacts by December 15, 2026.

TIMELINE

Set the Act's effective date to July 1, 3000, with repeal scheduled for June 30, 2029, allowing time for implementation and evaluation.

DEFINITION

Repealed the definition of 'construction cost component impact fee' and removed the entire construction cost calculation section from the statutes.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none).

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 235).

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 235) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Kim, Kidani, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Perruso, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.

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Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.

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Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.

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Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:25AM; Conference Room 224.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 633) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · 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.

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM/EDU will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to HOU, WAM/EDU.

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1293) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

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Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HOU, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 101).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti, Hussey, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 763) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 9

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors