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SCR48Introduced in the Senate

Declaring The Intent That Affordable Housing Credits Are Perpetual And Remain Valid Until Redeemed, And Requesting The Counties To Recognize These Credits Without Expiration Dates.

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Introduced by Troy Hashimoto, District 5

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Official description

Declaring The Intent That Affordable Housing Credits Are Perpetual And Remain Valid Until Redeemed, And Requesting The Counties To Recognize These Credits Without Expiration Dates.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, Unamended · March 31, 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
Tim Richards4Yes
Lynn Decoite7Absent
Stanley Chang9Yes
Glenn Wakai15Yes
Kurt Fevella20Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to HOU/EIG.

  3. The committee(s) on HOU/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

  5. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  6. Reported from HOU/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3446) with recommendation of adoption.

  7. One Day Notice 04-08-26.

  8. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  9. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 429).

  10. Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 27

  11. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 04-15-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

  13. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2169-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  14. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato excused (1).

  15. Scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 04-23-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Ratcliffe, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Perruso, Alcos.

  17. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2268-26), recommending adoption.

  18. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  19. Transmitted to Senate.

  20. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 847).

  21. Resolution adopted in final form.

  22. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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