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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1298: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1298 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO HOUSING. Primary sponsor: Kyle Yamashita (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2025): Act 166, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes a Government Employee Housing Program within HHFDC, to be financed by the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. Appropriates funds for the program. (CD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kyle YamashitaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act 166, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266).
  2. Act 166, on 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1266).
  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
  4. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
  5. Transmitted to Governor.
  6. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
  7. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
  8. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
  9. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 225.
  10. Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Kanuha added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
  11. Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 882).
  12. 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, Aquino, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source