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SB944Introduced in the Senate

Relating To The Low-income Housing Tax Credit.

Engrossed

Introduced by Troy Hashimoto, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Clarifies that a partner or member that is a partnership or limited liability company that has been allocated a low-income housing tax credit may either further allocate the credit or transfer, sell, or assign all or a portion of the credit to any taxpayer. Extends the sunset date of Act 129, SLH 2016, relating to the low-income housing tax credit, until 12/31/2032. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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 · February 27, 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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HOU, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. 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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.

  6. Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 564) 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 02-26-25 10:04AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-27-25 10:31AM; 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: 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.

  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1000) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  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. 224) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 19

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-14-25 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: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.

  19. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1357) 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; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-28-25.

  23. Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-28-25 1:59PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

  25. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1911), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  27. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 478).

  28. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  29. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

  30. Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Kanuha, Fevella.

  31. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 795).

  34. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 10:32AM in conference room 224.

  35. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.

  36. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 225.

  39. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  40. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

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

  42. House Conferee(s) discharged.

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

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