SB 3285 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO WORKFORCE HOUSING.

Summary

Establishes the Workforce Housing Regulatory Sandbox Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Establishes an advisory council within the Workforce Housing Regulatory Sandbox Program to advise on environmental and cultural practices within specific developments. Establishes a position. Requires annual reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Repeals 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/2050 (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3285 → SB3285_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a Senate bill to a Senate Draft 1 version, updating metadata and formatting. The most significant substantive change is the effective date, which was moved from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, while the repeal date remains June 30, 2031. Additionally, the specific dollar amount appropriated for the workforce housing regulatory sandbox program was redacted to a blank line.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the workforce housing regulatory sandbox remains the same, but the timeline for implementation has been drastically extended.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2050, creating a significant delay in when the regulatory sandbox program can begin operations.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount for the workforce housing regulatory sandbox program was removed and replaced with a blank line, leaving the exact funding sum undefined.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'SB3285' to 'SB3285 SD1', and various metadata fields (such as author designation and revision numbers) were updated to reflect the 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

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2406) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

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, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to HOU, WAM.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors