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SB 2338 Hawaii 2026 session

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Exempts Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation employees from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HHFDC to be paid a salary recommended by its Board of Directors and subject to the approval of the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, not to exceed ninety-nine per cent of the salary of the Governor. Renames the position of Executive Assistant to Deputy Executive Director for HHFDC and increases the salary cap for the Deputy Executive Director. Establishes conditions for the issuance, renewal, and termination of employment contracts issued by the HHFDC, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. Exempts the Executive Director of HCDA, and officers, agents, and employees appointed by the Executive Director, from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HCDA to be paid a salary recommended by the Authority and subject to the approval of the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, not to exceed ninety-nine per cent of the salary of the Governor. (CD1)

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. Enacted

Passed both chambers — last recorded action July 15, 2026

Act 263, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).

Recorded votes

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

22 yes · 3 no · pass May 6, 2026

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The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

3 yes · 1 no · pass May 1, 2026

Decided by five votes or fewer.

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The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

3 yes · 0 no · pass May 1, 2026

Decided by five votes or fewer.

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

15 yes · 0 no · pass April 7, 2026

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The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

6 yes · 0 no · pass March 24, 2026

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The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

7 yes · 2 no · pass March 18, 2026

Decided by five votes or fewer.

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Passage likelihood

95% Higher than most bills at this stage

This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.

What the estimate is based on

  • Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
  • Current stage Passed both chambers.
  • Cosponsors 4 cosponsors.

State-level impact

State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.

Official actions

  1. Act 263, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).
  2. Act 263, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).
  3. Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)
  4. Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)
  5. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
  6. Enrolled to Governor.
  7. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
  8. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0).
  9. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
  10. 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) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  11. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Sayama, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none.
  12. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 121-26).
  13. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
  14. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 121-26) as amended in (CD 1).
  15. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
  16. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
  17. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
  18. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
  19. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
  20. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
  21. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
  22. Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Elefante.
  23. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
  24. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
  25. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
  26. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 506).
  27. Senate disagrees with House amendments.
  28. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
  29. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2015-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  30. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  31. 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, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
  32. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
  33. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  34. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  35. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1465-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  36. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Amato, Gedeon, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
  37. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  38. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1311-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
  39. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Gedeon, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
  40. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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