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HB2049Introduced in the House

Relating To Housing.

EngrossedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Luke Evslin, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official 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)

Where it stands

The committee on WAM deferred the measure.

April 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · March 25, 2026

3

Yes

2

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1No
Stanley Chang9Yes
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Samantha DeCorte22No
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/WAL on Friday, 02-06-26 8:45AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 181-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  8. 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).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 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.

  11. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 743-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  12. 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).

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26.

  15. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-05-26.

  17. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 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.

  19. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1096-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  20. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  21. 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.

  22. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 348).

  23. Passed First Reading.

  24. Referred to WLA/HOU/HWN, WAM.

  25. The committee(s) on WLA/HOU/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. 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.

  29. 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.

  30. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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

  32. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  33. The committee on WAM deferred the measure.

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