Hawaii House Bill 1409

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the funding priorities of the Rental Housing Revolving Fund to incentivize development in areas that satisfy transit-supportive density requirements. Allocates a minimum percentage of Rental Housing Revolving Fund moneys for certain mixed-income rental housings projects. Requires the Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Board to consider the infrastructure needs of transit-supportive density requirements. Requires the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development to delineate county-designated transit-oriented development areas for each county. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Relating To Transit-oriented Development.

Rep. Luke Evslin [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Tina Grandinetti [D]
Rep. Daniel Holt [D]	Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa [D]	Rep. Susan Keohokapu-Lee Loy [D]	Rep. Darius Kila [D]
Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. Tyson Miyake [D]	Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]
Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]	Rep. David Tarnas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-25	House	The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward.
2025-02-21	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14	House	Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-14	House	Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 715), recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-13	House	The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.
2025-02-10	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-04	House	Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 137) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
2025-01-29	House	The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
2025-01-27	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27	House	Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4
2025-01-23	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

SB1614 (Same As) 2025-02-14 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1409&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1409_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1409_HD1_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB1409_TESTIMONY_HSG_01-29-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB1409_HD1_HSCR137_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB1409_HD1_TESTIMONY_WAL_02-13-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB1409_HD1_HSCR715_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB1409_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-25-25_.PDF