HB 431HawaiiProcess complete

RELATING TO HOUSING.

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Part I: Establishes requirements for kauhale projects, including reporting requirements by the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions (OHHS). Requires the Auditor to conduct a management and performance audit of the kauhale initiative. Appropriates funds for the continued operation of the kauhale initiative.

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Part II: Establishes the Ohana Zones Program as a permanent program within OHHS. Appropriates funds to DHS for the continued implementation of the Ohana Zones Pilot Program. Part III: Requires OHHS to submit a report every four months to the Legislature detailing the expenditure of funds appropriated toward the kauhale and ohana zones initiatives and conduct a comprehensive needs assessment. Part IV: Changes references to the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to "Coordinator on Homelessness". Specifies that the Coordinator on Homelessness shall report directly to the Director of Human Services. (CD1)

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IntroducedJan 17
Passed HouseFeb 28
Passed SenateApr 4
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Became Law

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No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2025
1. Jul 9Act 309, 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1422).Latest
2. Jul 9Act 309, on 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1422).Major
3. May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
4. May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
5. May 1Transmitted to Governor.
6. Apr 30Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).Minor
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
7. Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none).Major
8. Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).Major
9. Apr 25Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Aquino added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
10. Apr 25Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 329.
11. Apr 25House Conferees Changed: Representative Takenouchi added as Co-Chair. Representative Yamashita discharged as Co-Chair.
12. Apr 25Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880).Minor
13. Apr 25The 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) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.Minor
14. Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Takenouchi, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Pierick.
15. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 189) as amended in (CD 1).
16. Apr 25Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
17. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 189).
18. Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
19. Apr 24Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:45PM in conference room 329.
20. Apr 23Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
21. Apr 21Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
22. Apr 17Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
23. Apr 16Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Chang, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.
24. Apr 16Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).Minor
25. Apr 15Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Minor
26. Apr 14House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Evslin, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Olds, Pierick.
27. Apr 10Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).Minor
28. Apr 8House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
29. Apr 4Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
30. Apr 4Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 573) in amended form (SD 2).
31. Apr 2Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1528) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
32. Apr 248 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25.
33. Mar 28The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
34. Mar 25The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
35. Mar 21Reported from HHS/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1287) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
36. Mar 21Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
37. Mar 12The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
38. Mar 12The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Aquino, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
39. Mar 7The committee(s) on HHS/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
40. Mar 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 102).Minor
41. Mar 4Passed First Reading.Minor
42. Mar 4Referred to HHS/HOU, WAM.Minor
43. Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 962), recommending passage on Third Reading.
44. Feb 28Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
45. Feb 24The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
46. Feb 21Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
47. Feb 14Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 765) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
48. Feb 14Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
49. Feb 12The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kila; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
50. Feb 6Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
51. Jan 30Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.
52. Jan 30Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).Minor
53. Jan 28The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
54. Jan 24Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
55. Jan 21Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
56. Jan 21Referred to HSH, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 2Minor
57. Jan 17Pending introduction.Introduced

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IntroducedJan 17
Passed HouseFeb 28
Passed SenateApr 4
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Became Law

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No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

2025
1. Jul 9Act 309, 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1422).Latest
2. Jul 9Act 309, on 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1422).Major
3. May 2Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).Minor
4. May 1Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).Minor
5. May 1Transmitted to Governor.
6. Apr 30Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817).Minor
  - Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
7. Apr 30Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none).Major
8. Apr 30Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).Major
9. Apr 25Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Aquino added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
  - Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
  - Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
10. Apr 25Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 329.
11. Apr 25House Conferees Changed: Representative Takenouchi added as Co-Chair. Representative Yamashita discharged as Co-Chair.
12. Apr 25Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 880).Minor
13. Apr 25The 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) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.Minor
14. Apr 25The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Takenouchi, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Pierick.
15. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 189) as amended in (CD 1).
16. Apr 25Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
17. Apr 25Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 189).
18. Apr 2548 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
19. Apr 24Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:45PM in conference room 329.
20. Apr 23Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
21. Apr 21Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
22. Apr 17Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 329.
23. Apr 16Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Chang, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.
24. Apr 16Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).Minor
25. Apr 15Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Minor
26. Apr 14House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Evslin, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Olds, Pierick.
27. Apr 10Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621).Minor
28. Apr 8House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
29. Apr 4Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
  - Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
30. Apr 4Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 573) in amended form (SD 2).
31. Apr 2Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1528) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
32. Apr 248 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25.
33. Mar 28The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
34. Mar 25The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
35. Mar 21Reported from HHS/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1287) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
36. Mar 21Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
37. Mar 12The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
  - Vote recorded The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
38. Mar 12The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Aquino, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
39. Mar 7The committee(s) on HHS/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
40. Mar 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 102).Minor
41. Mar 4Passed First Reading.Minor
42. Mar 4Referred to HHS/HOU, WAM.Minor
43. Feb 28Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 962), recommending passage on Third Reading.
44. Feb 28Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
45. Feb 24The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
46. Feb 21Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
47. Feb 14Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 765) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
48. Feb 14Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
49. Feb 12The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kila; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
50. Feb 6Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
51. Jan 30Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSG.
52. Jan 30Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSG with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).Minor
53. Jan 28The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.Minor
  - Vote recorded The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
54. Jan 24Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
55. Jan 21Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
56. Jan 21Referred to HSH, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 2Minor
57. Jan 17Pending introduction.Introduced

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