Hawaii House Bill 374

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 1
Pending: House Housing Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to consider as a preference under chapter 201H, HRS, the proximity between the housing location and the applicant's place of employment; whether the applicant is a state or county employee; and whether the applicant is a returning resident that left the State to attend a university, college, or trade school and has graduated within the past two years. Requires, for any project developed or administered by the HHFDC under chapter 201, HRS, the HHFDC to set aside as a matter of preference an undetermined per cent of available units for state or county employees, when feasible. Requires HHFDC to determine the order of preferences and rank applicants accordingly, select applicants based on application date within the pool of similarly ranked applicants, and validate the preference status of applicants before occupancy of a unit. Authorizes HHFDC to adopt rules to establish additional eligibility criteria.

Relating To Housing.

Rep. Nadine Nakamura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	House	Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 1
2025-01-17	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-16	House	Pending introduction.

SB466 (Same As) 2025-01-21 - Referred to HOU, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=374&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB374_.HTM