HB 1411 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HOUSING PREFERENCE.

Summary

Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to allow projects to grant preferences in the sale or lease of housing units to applicants who live or work within five miles of the project. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1411_HD1 → HB1411_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from a House draft to a Senate draft, updating metadata such as author names, dates, and template versions. The core policy content regarding geographic preferences for affordable housing remains substantively unchanged, though the effective date was updated from the placeholder year 3000 to 2050.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy intent remains the same.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Metadata fields including author names, file versions, and timestamps were updated to reflect the Senate draft status.

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

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1097) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

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) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to HOU, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 369).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 492) 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, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors