Hawaii Senate Bill 2544
Session 2026
Relating To Housing.
Active
Passed Senate on May 6, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
May 8, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2544
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Establishes a 5-year Hawaii Builds Pilot Program within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. Authorizes the use of the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund for the Pilot Program, subject to an annual cap. Mandates interagency coordination and expedited review for projects to facilitate timely delivery of projects. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2031. (CD1)
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05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting no (2) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
04/29/2026
Senate
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, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 42-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 42-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
04/27/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
04/24/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
04/23/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
04/21/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Cochran.
04/21/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Rhoads.
04/21/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
04/10/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 511).
04/10/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/10/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
04/09/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2018-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/09/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/07/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/02/2026
House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
04/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/31/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/25/2026
House
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1419-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
03/25/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Cochran, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).
03/20/2026
House
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.
03/17/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-20-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
House
Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 15
03/06/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/05/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
03/05/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 25) in amended form (SD 2).
02/24/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2712) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
02/24/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26.
02/19/2026
Senate
The 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/11/2026
Senate
Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2192) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
02/11/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
02/05/2026
Senate
The 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, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/02/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
01/28/2026
Senate
Referred to HOU, WAM.
01/23/2026
Senate
Introduced.
01/23/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
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Jan 23, 2026 2:11:59 AM
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May 10, 2026 5:53:19 AM