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HB741Introduced in the House

Relating To Housing.

EngrossedSenate Housing

Introduced by Luke Evslin, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Exempts affordable housing projects that are financed by a nonprofit community development financial institution certified by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation as utilizing less than a certain amount from the Affordable Homeownership Revolving Fund from prevailing wage provisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:00AM 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: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.

  6. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 210) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

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

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Garrett, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Lee, M.; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Reyes Oda.

  10. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 660), recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Lamosao, Lee, M.; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1037) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  16. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 278).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to HOU/LBT, WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on HOU/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee on HOU deferred the measure.

  22. The committee on LBT deferred the measure.

  23. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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