---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT."
description: "Establishes the Mixed-Income Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund, and sunsets the Subaccount on 6/30/2030. Requires the Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Board to consider the infrastructure needs of transit-supportive density requirements. Requires the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development to delineate transit-oriented development areas for each county. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1409"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1409 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties", "Infrastructure", "Mixed-Income Subaccount", "RHRF", "Transit-Oriented Development", "Transit-Supportive Density"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "BELATTI", "EVSLIN", "GRANDINETTI", "HOLT", "KAHALOA", "KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY", "KILA", "LOWEN", "MARTEN", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "TAKAYAMA", "TARNAS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cfe8b1c-cb96-4a96-aa9b-fefab5f70dc0"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1409&year=2025"
source_hash: "bc5a20564e681107e19cfb23e33212dd0e111785ec361e90f8a49134aaa19c67"
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 HB 1409 (2025) — RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes the Mixed-Income Subaccount within the Rental Housing Revolving Fund, and sunsets the Subaccount on 6/30/2030. Requires the Transit-Oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District Board to consider the infrastructure needs of transit-supportive density requirements. Requires the strategic plan developed by the Hawaii Interagency Council for Transit-Oriented Development to delineate transit-oriented development areas for each county. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1409** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1409_.HTM)
2. **HB1409_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1409_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1409_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1409_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1409_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1409_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- 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. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AMATO — primary (person)
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- EVSLIN — primary (person)
- GRANDINETTI — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MIYAKE — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-03** Act 159, on 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259). `became-law`
- **2025-06-03** Act 159, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1259). `became-law`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 234).
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 234) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-25** 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, Inouye, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.
- **2025-04-25** Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 882). `receipt`
- **2025-04-25** Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Kanuha added as Co-Chair. Senator Hashimoto discharged as Co-Chair.
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 4:30 PM; Conference Room 225.
- **2025-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2025-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.
- **2025-04-22** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 10:32AM in conference room 224.
- **2025-04-22** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 796). `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
- **2025-04-21** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 847). `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Inouye, Hashimoto Co-Chairs; Fevella.
- **2025-04-08** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). `receipt`
- **2025-04-04** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-03** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 563) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2025-04-03** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-04-02** One Day Notice 04-03-25.
- **2025-04-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1525) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Reported from HOU/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1311) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2025-03-18** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18** 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, Aquino, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** The committee(s) on HOU/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-06** Referred to HOU/WTL, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 367). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-03-04** Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Belatti, Chun, Lamosao voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1123), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-25** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-21** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-14** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
- **2025-02-14** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 715), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2025-02-13** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-10** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-13-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-04** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 137) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
- **2025-01-29** 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; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-27** Referred to HSG, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cfe8b1c-cb96-4a96-aa9b-fefab5f70dc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).