2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB944: Relating To The Low-income Housing Tax Credit.
Legislative Summary
Clarifies that a partner or member that is a partnership or limited liability company that has been allocated a low-income housing tax credit may either further allocate the credit or transfer, sell, or assign all or a portion of the credit to any taxpayer. Extends the sunset date of Act 129, SLH 2016, relating to the low-income housing tax credit, until 12/31/2032. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Introduced.
Senate
1/21/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/23/2025
Referred to HOU, WAM.
Senate
1/31/2025
The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/4/2025
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.
Senate
2/14/2025
Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 564) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Senate
2/14/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Senate
2/24/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:04AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/26/2025
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-27-25 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/27/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/28/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1000) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
2/28/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 224) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-14-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1357) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-28-25.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 03-28-25 1:59PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1911), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 478).
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/4/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Kanuha, Fevella.
Senate
4/16/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Pierick.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 795).
Senate
4/22/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 10:32AM in conference room 224.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.
Senate
4/24/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.
Senate
4/25/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
Senate
4/25/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 225.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/27/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Housing: Passed, With Amendments
2/4/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Troy Hashimoto
Democrat