Requires counties with a private activity bond issuance program to exhaust their allotment before applying to the State for the state allocation. Requires the State, if it receives a county allocation, to award that same amount to project or projects in that county. Authorizes the department of budget and finance and Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to enter into a cooperative agreement with a county to coordinate the award of private activity bonds and low-income housing tax credits for new rental housing projects in the county. Requires the directors of finance of each county to report to the department of budget and finance and Hawaii housing finance and development corporation any county amount of unused or unassigned allocation. Clarifying that no special purpose revenue bonds requiring an allocation of annual state ceiling shall be authorized after 6/30/2023 and before 12/31/2028. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 923 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO BONDS.
Requires counties with a private activity bond issuance program to exhaust their allotment before applying to the State for the state allocation. Requires the State, if it receives a county allocation, to award that same amount to project or projects in that county. Authorizes the department of budget and finance and Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to enter into a cooperative agreement with a county to coordinate the award of private activity bonds and low-income housing tax credits for new rental housing projects in the county. Requires the directors of finance of each county to report to the department of budget and finance and Hawaii housing finance and development corporation any county amount of unused or unassigned allocation. Clarifying that no special purpose revenue bonds requiring an allocation of annual state ceiling shall be authorized after 6/30/2023 and before 12/31/2028. (CD1)
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 13–0 (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. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 4–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
AIU — primary (person)
HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-07-12 Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 262, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1376). became-law
2023-07-12 Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 262, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1376). became-law
2023-05-03 Transmitted to Governor.
2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). receipt
2023-05-02 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). receipt
2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). passage
2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2023-04-28 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
2023-04-28 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 141).
2023-04-28 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 141) as amended in (CD 1).
2023-04-27 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, Keith-Agaran, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-27 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Yamashita, Aiu, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin.
2023-04-26 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 10:15AM in conference room 224.
2023-04-25 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 10:15AM in conference room 224.
2023-04-25 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 863). receipt
2023-04-24 House Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto, Yamashita Co-Chairs; Aiu, Evslin, Matsumoto.
2023-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 909). receipt
2023-04-06 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 626). receipt
2023-04-05 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2023-04-04 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 554) in amended form (SD 1).
2023-04-04 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2023-04-03 One Day Notice 04-04-23.
2023-04-03 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1485) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2023-03-30 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-28 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-30-23 10:05AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2023-03-23 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-23 Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1283) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2023-03-16 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, Kanuha, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-13 The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-03-13 Re-Referred to HOU, WAM. referral-committee
2023-03-09 Referred to PSM, WAM. referral-committee
2023-03-03 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2023-03-03 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 83). introduction, receipt
2023-03-02 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2023-03-02 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 907), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-02-24 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-22 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-24-23 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-15 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 none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
2023-02-15 Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 439) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2023-02-10 The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Aiu, Kila, Kitagawa, Marten, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Onishi. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-08 Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-10-23 9:30AM in House conference room 312 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-30 Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 3 referral-committee
2023-01-25 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2023-01-23 Pending introduction.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b4d9063b-3e46-46b5-a922-3dc2e2715604. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).