--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO CHRONICALLY HOMELESS." description: "Amends the definition of \"chronically homeless individual\" to provide clarity and improve the delivery and development of homeless services. (HD2)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2020 Regular Session" identifier: "SB 2893" citation: "Hawaii SB 2893 (2020 Regular Session)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Chronically Homeless", "Definition"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI"] version_count: 4 action_count: 31 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2020-01-23" last_action: "2020-09-15" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67725182-5660-4db2-aca9-9500fd82038a" source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2893&year=2020" source_hash: "fe2926d7b5640038b9084deb992be3489e3ce390604a69769b29391c69701470" 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 2893 (2020 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. Amends the definition of "chronically homeless individual" to provide clarity and improve the delivery and development of homeless services. (HD2) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **SB2893** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB2893_.HTM) 2. **SB2893_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB2893_HD1_.HTM) 3. **SB2893_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB2893_HD2_.HTM) 4. **SB2893_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB2893_SD1_.HTM) ## Votes - The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **14–0** (pass) · lower - The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower - The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper - The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - KOUCHI — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2020-01-23** Introduced. `introduction` - **2020-01-23** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2020-01-27** Referred to HMS, CPH. `referral-committee` - **2020-01-28** The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-20 2:50PM in conference room 016. - **2020-01-31** 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` - **2020-02-11** Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2465) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH. - **2020-02-11** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH. - **2020-02-14** The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 02-19-20 10:00AM in conference room 229. - **2020-02-19** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, Ruderman, L. Thielen, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2020-02-27** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2907) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - **2020-02-27** One Day Notice 02-28-20. - **2020-02-28** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Ihara). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2020-02-28** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 55) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction` - **2020-03-03** Pass First Reading `reading-1` - **2020-03-09** Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 36 `referral-committee` - **2020-03-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Friday, 03-13-20 9:00AM in House conference room 329. - **2020-03-13** The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Nakamura, Belatti, B. Kobayashi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Mizuno, Say. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2020-05-11** Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1128-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - **2020-05-11** 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) Thielen excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2020-06-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 06-29-20 2:00PM in House conference room 329. - **2020-06-29** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2020-07-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1261-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. - **2020-07-02** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Monday, 07-06-20. - **2020-07-06** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2020-07-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 409). `introduction` - **2020-07-08** Deferred One Day 07-10-20. - **2020-07-10** Senate agrees with House amendments; passed Final Reading, as amended. Ayes, 25. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). - **2020-07-10** Received notice of Senate agreement and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 633). - **2020-07-15** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2020-09-15** Act 065, 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170). `executive-signature` - **2020-09-15** Act 065, on 09/15/2020 (Gov. Msg. No. 1170). `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67725182-5660-4db2-aca9-9500fd82038a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).