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HB212Introduced in the House

Relating To Homelessness.

Engrossed

Introduced by Adrian Tam, District 24

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish a permanent Return-to-Home Program to return homeless individuals in the State to families and relatives in their home states. Requires the Office to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Where it stands

Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

April 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments · April 2, 2025

13

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

13 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 Inouye1Yes
Dru Kanuha3Yes
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Lynn Decoite7Yes
Sharon Moriwaki12Yes
Donna Kim14Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Donovan Cruz17Yes
Michelle Kidani18Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-06-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 433) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

  10. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1018) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  12. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 198).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to HHS, WAM.

  16. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  17. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Keohokalole.

  18. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1150) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  19. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  22. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1750) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  23. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  24. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  25. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 602) in amended form (SD 1).

  26. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  27. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  28. House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Tam, Templo, Alcos.

  29. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  30. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Fevella.

  31. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

  32. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.

  33. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.

  34. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.

  35. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:45PM in conference room 329.

  36. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 329.

  37. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  38. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  39. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  40. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  41. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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