Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2049
RELATING TO HOUSING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- HOLT
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- QUINLAN (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TODD (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Restructures the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system for the sale of properties with residential use, adjusts the tax for multifamily properties to reflect value on a per-unit basis, and applies a cost-of-living adjustment to conveyance tax rates. Allocates revenues from conveyance tax collections. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to fund infrastructure programs in areas that meet minimum standards of transit-supportive density. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax revenues to the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund, Special Land and Development Fund, and Hawaiian Home Lands Infrastructure and Housing Special Fund. Establishes and appropriates funds out of the Hawaiian Home Lands Infrastructure and Housing Special Fund. Authorizes the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund to be used to acquire land. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 23, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Referred to HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3 - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/WAL on Friday, 02-06-26 8:45AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 6, 2026 · House
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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none. - Feb 6, 2026 · House
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 181-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 13, 2026 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 743-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-05-26. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1096-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Amato, Chun, Cochran, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Shimizu, Takenouchi, Yamashita voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 348). - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to WLA/HOU/HWN, WAM. - Mar 22, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WLA/HOU/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
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) Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang, Lamosao ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Lamosao ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WLA/HOU/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3396) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
The committee on WAM deferred the measure.