RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
Summary
Clarifies that a partner or member that is a partnership or limited liability company that has been allocated a low-income housing tax credit may either further allocate the credit or transfer, sell, or assign all or a portion of the credit to any person. Extends the sunset date of Act 129, SLH 2016, relating to the low-income housing tax credit, from 12/31/2027 to 12/31/2032. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Dec 8, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from HD 1 to HD 2 and updated with new administrative details. The most significant policy change allows the transfer of low-income housing tax credits to any person, not just taxpayers, and adds a requirement that the transferee must receive the credit before filing their tax return. Additionally, the effective date for applying these changes to taxable years was extended from 2024 to 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding tax credit transfers was expanded to include non-taxpayer entities, and the applicability timeline was shifted forward by one year.
ELIGIBILITY
Expanded the ability to transfer low-income housing tax credits from only 'taxpayers' to any 'person', regardless of ownership interest in the building.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new requirement that the recipient of a transferred tax credit must have received it before filing their tax return or amended return.
TIMELINE
Extended the effective date for the new tax credit rules from taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, to after December 31, 2025.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill metadata including version numbers, dates, and renumbered the bill from HD 1 to HD 2.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 500) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 135) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
lower
Jan 29, 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to HSG, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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