HI HB2542 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-27 - Referred to HSG/FIN, referral sheet 5
Pending: House Housing Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-27 - Referred to HSG/FIN, referral sheet 5
Pending: House Housing Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to lease real property for a period not to exceed 99 years for the development of certain projects that include affordable housing. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report to the legislature that identifies all state lands that may be developed for multi-unit dwellings. Authorizes the issuance of $200,000,000 in general obligation bonds, with the proceeds used for the establishment of infrastructure to support the development of housing on lands near the University of Hawaii West Oahu campus. Authorizes the issuance of $75,000,000 in general obligation bonds, with the proceeds used for affordable housing infrastructure in counties with a resident population of 500,000 or less. Authorizes a state or county department or agency to petition the appropriate county land use decision-making authority, rather than the Land Use Commission, for a change in the boundary of a district involving land areas between 15 acres and 25 acres where the majority of the development will be for affordable housing. Authorizes the State Historic Preservation Division to delegate the responsibility of historic preservation project reviews to the impacted county. Establishes the Office of the Housing Ombudsman. Removes the existing statutory cap on the amount of conveyance tax revenues that are deposited into the rental housing revolving fund each fiscal year.
Title
Relating To Land Development.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-27 | House | Referred to HSG/FIN, referral sheet 5 |
2020-01-23 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
Same As/Similar To
SB3104 (Same As) 2020-03-09 - Referred to HSG/FIN, referral sheet 36
Subjects
Affordable Housing
Appropriation ($)
Boundary Amendments
Condominiums
Counties
HHFDC
Historic Preservation
Lease of State Lands
Rental Housing Revolving Fund
SHPD
Appropriation ($)
Boundary Amendments
Condominiums
Counties
HHFDC
Historic Preservation
Lease of State Lands
Rental Housing Revolving Fund
SHPD
Hawaii State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2542&year=2020 |
Text | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB2542_.HTM |