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SB3218Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Bonds.

Passed

Introduced by Troy Hashimoto, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Part I: Substitutes the word "tax increment" with "resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity" for purposes of the Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity Act, except under certain circumstances. Part II: Conforms state law concerning county debt limits to permit counties to exclude resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds from the debt limit of the counties, if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds and excluding resilient infrastructure for shelter and equity bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 031, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131).

May 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · May 1, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

3 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
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Kurt Fevella20Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EIG, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards.

  6. Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2454) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  8. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2843) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 381) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 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, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.

  19. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1321-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  20. 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, Kong, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe, Quinlan excused (6).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  23. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-08-26.

  25. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-08-26 1:56PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  27. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2143-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  29. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  30. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 762).

  31. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  35. Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella.

  36. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  37. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:10AM in conference room 224.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 10:10AM; Conference Room 224.

  39. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:10AM; CR 224.

  40. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 10:10AM; Conference Room 224.

  41. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:10AM; Conference Room 224.

  42. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:10AM; Conference Room 224.

  43. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  44. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  45. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 219-26).

  46. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  47. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 219-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  48. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  49. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  50. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).

  51. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  52. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  53. Enrolled to Governor.

  54. Act 031, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131).

  55. Act 031, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1131).

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