THE SENATE
THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING
Senator Stanley Chang, Chair
Senator Dru Kanuha, Vice-Chair

AMENDED NOTICE OF MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

DATE:

Thursday, February 13, 2020

TIME:

1:20 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2695
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.
Creates the housing incentive fund to be administered by the Hawaii public housing authority.  Allows the fund to be seeded with general obligation bonds.  Creates a tax credit for individuals or corporations who contribute to the fund.

HOU, WAM

SB2694
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT.
Changes tax credit allocation for partnerships and corporations.  Makes inoperative at risk and passive activity loss rules with respect to certain low-income building.

HOU, WAM

SB2852
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE HOUSING LOAN AND MORTGAGE PROGRAM.
Increases the Hula Mae Multifamily Revenue Bond authorization ceiling amount to continue financing affordable rental housing statewide.

HOU, WAM

SB3062
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.
Increases the cap to be paid into the rental housing revolving fund from Conveyance Tax revenues.

HOU, WAM

SB3138
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.
Removes limit on costs eligible for exemption from general excise tax for development costs of affordable rental housing certified by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation.

HOU, WAM

SB2044
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
Establishes the procedures for a housing savings account for all employees in the State.

HOU, JDC/WAM

SB2661
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING ELEMENTS.
Requires each county to prepare a housing supply plan to plan for projected increases in the State's housing supply to meet housing demands of the respective county, identify and analyze existing and projected housing needs for all income levels, and identify adequate sites for housing, including rental housing.

HOU, WAM

SB2205
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO IMPORTANT HOUSING LANDS.
Establishes that important housing lands are public lands owned by the State that are located within 0.5 miles of any rail mass transit station and needed to promote the expansion of available housing for the future.  Requires the State and counties to identify and designate important housing lands.  Appropriates funds.

HOU, WAM/JDC

[Removed on 2/12/20. Measure was included in this deferred decision-making notice in error. The committee will meet to continue the hearing on this measure and a new notice will be filed with additional information]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-8420.