republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2019-regular-session/hb-257.md

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Bill	RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.	Authorizes the use of private lands for the Ohana Zones Pilot Program. Provides additional time for the implementation of the Ohana Zones Pilot Program to June 30, 2023. Extends the Emergency Department Homelessness Assessment Pilot Program and the Medical Respite Pilot Program to June 30, 2020. Appropriates funds. (HB257 CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2019 Regular Session	HB 257	Hawaii HB 257 (2019 Regular Session)	bill	Homelessness Human Services Housing Shelters Ohana Zones Pilot Programs ($)	enacted	SAN BUENAVENTURA	4	53	7	2019-01-18	2019-06-28	openstates	ocd-bill/e5199048-c361-4fc4-ab23-f3a5301681d0	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=257&year=2019	75f100fb8d368241c66a8a4ffdab8a3f1b9a5e70b4e893ec0545e5db3bb12dab	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii HB 257 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Authorizes the use of private lands for the Ohana Zones Pilot Program. Provides additional time for the implementation of the Ohana Zones Pilot Program to June 30, 2023. Extends the Emergency Department Homelessness Assessment Pilot Program and the Medical Respite Pilot Program to June 30, 2020. Appropriates funds. (HB257 CD1)

Version chain

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

1. HB257 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB257_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB257_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. HB257_HD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
• The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
• 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, UNAMENDED. — 12–0 (pass) · upper
• The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 14–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. — 5–0 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

• SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-18 Pending introduction.
• 2019-01-22 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
• 2019-01-22 Referred to HSH, referral sheet 3 referral-committee
• 2019-02-04 Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-07-19 11:45PM in conference room 329.
• 2019-02-04 Bill re-scheduled for decision-making on Thursday, 02-07-19 11:45AM in conference room 329.
• 2019-02-07 The committee recommends that the measure pass with amendments, for recommittal for further consideration. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Belatti, B. Kobayashi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Nakamura, Mizuno, Say.
• 2019-02-11 Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 247) as amended in HD 1, recommending recommittal to HSH for further consideration.
• 2019-02-11 Recommitted to HSH as amended in HD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Nakamura excused.
• 2019-02-11 Re-referred to HSH/HSG, FIN, referral sheet 19 referral-committee
• 2019-02-13 Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH/HSG on Thursday, 02-14-19 11:40AM in House conference room 329.
• 2019-02-14 The committee(s) on HSH/HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
• 2019-02-19 Re-referred to FIN, referral sheet 23 referral-committee
• 2019-02-25 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-27-19 11:00AM in House conference room 308.
• 2019-02-27 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, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-01 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
• 2019-03-01 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 2; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Nakashima excused (2).
• 2019-03-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2019-03-07 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 359). introduction
• 2019-03-07 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2019-03-07 Referred to HMS/HOU, WAM. referral-committee
• 2019-03-14 The committee(s) on HMS/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-19 2:45PM in conference room 016.
• 2019-03-20 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
• 2019-03-20 The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 03-21-19 1:45PM in conference room 225.
• 2019-03-21 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
• 2019-03-22 Reported from HMS/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1466) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
• 2019-03-22 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
• 2019-04-02 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-19 10:35AM in conference room 211.
• 2019-04-04 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, English, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keith-Agaran. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-05 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1968) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
• 2019-04-05 One Day Notice 04-09-19.
• 2019-04-09 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2019-04-09 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 710) in amended form (SD 1).
• 2019-04-11 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
• 2019-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 804).
• 2019-04-18 Senate Conferees Appointed: Ruderman Chair; S. Chang, Riviere Co-Chairs; Moriwaki, Fevella.
• 2019-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 919).
• 2019-04-22 Re-referred to HSH, HSG, FIN, referral sheet 56 referral-committee
• 2019-04-22 House Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura, Brower, Nakamura Co-Chairs; Cullen, McDermott.
• 2019-04-22 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-19 3:00PM in conference room 225.
• 2019-04-23 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 825).
• 2019-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Brower, Nakamura, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cullen.
• 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, Riviere, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) S. Chang, Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 39) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2019-04-25 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
• 2019-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 39).
• 2019-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 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).
• 2019-05-01 Transmitted to Governor.
• 2019-06-28 Act 128, on 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230). executive-signature
• 2019-06-28 Act 128, 06/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1230). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e5199048-c361-4fc4-ab23-f3a5301681d0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).