HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING

Rep. Rida Cabanilla, Chair

Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Chris Lee

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

TIME:

10:30 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 72

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Amends criminal trespass in the first degree to include a person who enters or remains unlawfully in or upon the premises of a public housing project after reasonable request or warning to leave by housing authorities or a police officer.  Excludes an invited guest.

 

HSG, JUD

HB 351

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Appropriates funds for the purpose of expenditures by the Hawaii public housing authority to make required repairs and renovations at public housing facilities to ensure compliance with state and federal law.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 828

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Requires public housing provided by county or state financing to remain affordable in perpetuity.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1221

Status

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

Appropriates $50,000,000 in general obligation bond funds for affordable housing projects.  Allows the appropriation to be used to match federal funds that may be appropriated under any federal fiscal stimulus legislation.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1232

Status

RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Requires a portion of housing units in residential developments constructed with state assistance, on land purchase or leased from the State and on land located in a community development district, to be sold pursuant to restrictions that ensure continued affordability over time.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1591

Status

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Provides that the restriction on the resale of affordable housing to "qualified residents" shall apply in perpetuity instead of only 10 years.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1221

Status

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

Appropriates $50,000,000 in general obligation bond funds for affordable housing projects.  Allows the appropriation to be used to match federal funds that may be appropriated under any federal fiscal stimulus legislation.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1592

Status

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes provisions for the leveraging of union financing for affordable housing projects.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 350

Status

RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Provides a definition of "good faith".

 

HSG, CPC

HB 1071

Status

RELATING TO MORTGAGE SERVICERS.

Enacts a new chapter of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to provide for the licensing and regulation of mortgage servicers that service residential mortgage loans secured by real property located in the State of Hawaii.

 

HSG, CPC, FIN

HB 1825

Status

RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.

Requires mortgagors and mortgagees to explore options to avoid foreclosure, including modification or restructuring of loans; effective on approval and repeals 12/31/2012.  Requires notice of foreclosure be given to a tenant of the foreclosed property with the option to keep rental agreement in full force or vacate premises in 60 days.

 

HSG, CPC/JUD

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS

PREVIOUSLY HEARD ON FEBRUARY 4, 2009.

NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED ON FOLLOWING BILLS.

 

 

HB 360

Status

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Expedites project reviews for mixed-use housing and related infrastructure projects to stimulate affordable housing development.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1521

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Shortens time for notice, meeting, and grievance requirements for violations with rental agreements, leases, violation of rules, or maintenance in public housing.  Streamlines eviction process in public housing.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 1694

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.

Requires the Hawaii public housing authority to establish a minimum rent of $250 per month for all state public housing units.  Prohibits the Hawaii public housing authority from establishing preferences for tenant selection.

 

HSG, FIN

HB 202

Status

RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.

Requires notification of mortgage foreclosure to the tenant of rental property by the successor in interest prior to termination of the rental agreement and commencement of summary possession proceedings.  Provides that holdover tenants are liable to the successor in interest for the pro-rated share of rent and other charges authorized under the previous rental agreement, for each day the tenant remains in possession up until the commencement of summary possession proceedings, after which higher charges authorized under existing law apply.

 

HSG, CPC/JUD

HB 331

Status

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Requires that tenants of rental property be given sixty days written notice to vacate when the rental property is sold in foreclosure.  Requires that tenants of rental property be notified when foreclosure proceedings have begun on the rental property.

 

HSG, CPC/JUD

HB 443

Status

RELATING TO LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Requires landlord to give tenant prior notice of a foreclosure action and 30-day notice of foreclosure sale.

 

HSG, CPC

HB 522

Status

RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.

Requires mortgagees to provide notice to tenants of foreclosure and give them 45 days from the date of notice to vacate when their rental property is disposed of in either a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure.

 

HSG, JUD

HB 525

Status

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Makes a mortgagee in possession or purchaser of residential rental property that has been foreclosed upon subject to a rental agreement between the previous landlord and a tenant.

 

HSG, CPC/JUD

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Rep. Rida Cabanilla

Chair