SB 1669 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

Summary

Establishes the Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership within the Department of Transportation. Establishes the Community Improvement Special Fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds into and out of the special fund for the partnership and positions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1669_SD1 → SB1669_SD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from SD1 to SD2 with updated metadata and timestamps. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, establishing a new Transit Oriented Community Improvement Partnership within the Department of Transportation to develop affordable, walkable communities with essential infrastructure and amenities. The partnership will coordinate with stakeholders, build community infrastructure, and establish programs to reduce the cost of living for local residents.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's core purpose and provisions remain identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Bill number updated from SD1 to SD2 with revised metadata, timestamps, and formatting.

New metadata fields added including bill author information, revision numbers, and system identifiers.

Removed legacy file path references and page numbering artifacts from the previous version.

SB1669_HD2 → SB1669_HD3 · 8 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision replaces the original version with a completely new, comprehensive legislative text that establishes a new Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership. The new version adds detailed definitions, creates a new public agency within the Department of Transportation, outlines specific powers and responsibilities for the partnership, and establishes a special fund for financing community infrastructure projects. The revision also includes provisions for revenue bonds, investment limits, and exemptions from certain taxes and regulations.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from general findings about transit-oriented development to establishing a specific new public agency with defined powers, funding mechanisms, and operational requirements for implementing community infrastructure projects.

SCOPE

Added a new public agency called the Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership within the Department of Transportation to plan, coordinate, and implement community infrastructure projects.

DEFINITION

Added comprehensive definitions for key terms including 'Board', 'Coventure', 'Development rights', 'Enterprise', 'Fund', 'Project', 'Qualified person', 'Qualified security', 'Revenue bonds', 'Seed capital', and 'Walkable community'.

FISCAL

Established a Community Improvement Special Fund within the state treasury and authorized the partnership to issue revenue bonds for financing projects, with specific investment limits and procedures.

Added appropriations for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for the partnership's establishment, operation, and four specific positions including executive director, planner/architect, project development specialist, and administrative assistant.

REQUIREMENT

Added detailed requirements for the partnership's board composition, including specific voting and ex-officio members, and established rules for grant applications and investment decisions.

Added specific requirements for the partnership to submit annual reports to the governor and legislature no later than twenty days prior to each regular legislative session.

EXEMPTIONS

Added exemptions from state taxes, certain statutes, ordinances, and land use regulations for projects undertaken by the partnership, with coordination requirements.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 (in original) to July 1, 3000 (in revision), likely as a placeholder or error.

SB1669 → SB1669_HD1 · 9 edits

MAJOR

This bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document into a digital markup format. The substantive content remains the same, establishing a new Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership within the Department of Transportation to build affordable communities with better infrastructure and amenities. The bill defines the partnership's powers, board composition, funding mechanisms, and project requirements, with an effective date of July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on creating a new state partnership to develop transit-oriented communities, though the formatting changed from traditional legislative text to digital markup.

TECHNICAL

Changed from traditional legislative document format to digital markup format with metadata headers and structured text.

DEFINITION

Added comprehensive definitions for partnership terms including 'Board', 'Coventure', 'Development rights', 'Enterprise', 'Fund', 'Partnership', 'Professional investor', 'Project', 'Project facility', 'Qualified person', 'Qualified security', 'Revenue bonds', 'Seed capital', 'Transit-oriented community improvement area', 'Trust indenture', 'Trustee', and 'Value-added'.

REQUIREMENT

Established the Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership as a public body within the Department of Transportation with specific powers to plan, coordinate, and execute community improvement projects.

Defined board composition with nine voting members appointed by various officials and two ex-officio non-voting members from legislative committees.

Established grant award standards requiring applicants to be licensed, provide detailed plans, agree to use funds exclusively for chapter purposes, comply with non-discrimination laws, and indemnify the State.

Required annual reports to the governor and legislature no later than twenty days prior to each regular session.

FISCAL

Created the Community Improvement Special Fund within the State Treasury and authorized revenue bonds for project financing.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the Act to July 1, 2050.

EXEMPTIONS

Provided exemption from state taxes for the partnership and exemption from certain land use, zoning, and construction standards for projects.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 703).

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1399) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Woodson.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG/TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1269) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.

lower

Mar 11, 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, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG/TRN, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 18

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 37) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Feb 27, 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

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 118) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 4, 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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA/HOU, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors