---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS."
description: "Appropriates funds for core homelessness services, including the outreach program, rapid re-housing program, housing first program, family assessment centers, stored property and debris removal services, and the state rent supplemental program. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 471"
citation: "Hawaii SB 471 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Homelessness", "Housing", "Department of Human Services", "Hawaii Public Housing Authority", "Appropriations ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fevella", "GABBARD", "HARIMOTO", "K. RHOADS", "RUDERMAN", "Riviere", "S. CHANG"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fb66543-09c5-4859-b1c5-86299938c366"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=471&year=2019"
source_hash: "1c3ac9eb8bba594af71560d1f84e09c6b5ed87dbc23734d71ad5e016576120e8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 471 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Appropriates funds for core homelessness services, including the outreach program, rapid re-housing program, housing first program, family assessment centers, stored property and debris removal services, and the state rent supplemental program. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB471** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB471_.HTM)
2. **SB471_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB471_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB471_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB471_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB471_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB471_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fevella — primary (person)
- GABBARD — primary (person)
- HARIMOTO — primary (person)
- K. RHOADS — primary (person)
- RUDERMAN — primary (person)
- Riviere — primary (person)
- S. CHANG — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2019-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-24** Referred to HMS/HOU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** The committee(s) on HMS/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-19 3:05PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-02-11** The committee(s) on HMS deferred the measure until 02-13-19 2:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-02-11** The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 02-13-19 3:15PM in conference room 414.
- **2019-02-13** The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, K. Rhoads, Ihara, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-13** 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) S. Chang, Kanuha, Moriwaki, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Reported from HMS/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 520) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2019-02-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2019-02-26** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-19 10:30AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-02-28** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1179) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2019-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 146) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to HSH/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH/HSG on Tuesday, 03-19-19 10:20AM in House conference room 423.
- **2019-03-19** The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Nakamura, B. Kobayashi, Say, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** The committees on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Matayoshi, Aquino, Cullen, Hashem, Hashimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Reported from HSH/HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1612) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2019-03-22** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-27-19 2:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2019-03-27** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1974), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-03** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 543). `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Deferred One Day 04-05-19.
- **2019-04-05** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2019-04-05** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 685).
- **2019-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura, Brower, Nakamura Co-Chairs; Wildberger, Ward.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 809).
- **2019-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Ruderman Chair; S. Chang, Harimoto Co-Chairs; Riviere, Fevella.
- **2019-04-18** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-22-19 2:00PM in conference room 225.
- **2019-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 918).
- **2019-04-22** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-19 2:10PM in conference room 225.
- **2019-04-23** 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) Ruderman, Harimoto, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-23** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Brower, Nakamura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Wildberger, Ward.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 81).
- **2019-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 81) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-06** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-12** Act 062, on 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-12** Act 062, 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1163). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fb66543-09c5-4859-b1c5-86299938c366`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).