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HB916Introduced in the House

Relating To The Low-income Housing Tax Credit.

EngrossedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Mark Hashem, District 19

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Allows tax credits claimed under the State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program to be used to offset taxes imposed by the state transient accommodations tax law. Specifies that tax credit amounts applied to state transient accommodations taxes be limited to state transient accommodations taxes imposed in the same county in which the qualified low-income building is located. Makes permanent Act 129, SLH 2016. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Where it stands

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

March 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Housing: Passed, With Amendments · March 24, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

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
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Brandon Elefante16Absent
Kurt Fevella20Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG, TOU/ECD, FIN, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:15AM 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, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  6. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 139) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TOU/ECD.

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

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU/ECD on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee(s) on TOU/ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

  10. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  11. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey.

  13. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey.

  14. Reported from TOU/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 727-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  15. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.

  18. Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  20. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 866-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  21. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  22. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 10).

  23. Passed First Reading.

  24. Referred to HOU/EDT, WAM.

  25. The committee(s) on HOU/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & 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) Chang, Hashimoto, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante.

  27. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

  28. Reported from HOU/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3280) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

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