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HB1737HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Farm Employee Housing.

Last status update May 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Clarifies the allowable uses within agricultural districts with respect to farm dwellings and farm employee housing. (CD1)

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  • SB2006— Same As

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by WAL
  3. HD2by AGR
  4. HD3by JHA
  5. SD1by AEN
  6. SD2by JDC
  7. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB2006. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House HSG committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House WAL committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    7 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  3. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House AGR committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  6. House JHA committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. Housing (HOU) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  9. Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  10. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  11. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  12. House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  13. Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  14. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  15. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    45 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 4 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1737
MemberHOU
HD3		AEN
HD3		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016ExcusedAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeExcused
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005ExcusedAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
14 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHOU
HD3		AEN
HD3		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1737
MemberHSG
Introduced		WAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		AGR
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		JHA
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeExcusedAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye*Aye*AyeNoAdded reservations at House AGR committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)Aye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Excused
Linda IchiyamaHD-031ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
20 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
Introduced		WAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		AGR
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		JHA
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG/WAL, AGR, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/WAL on Friday, 02-06-26 8:45AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Woodson.

  7. Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 179-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 599-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  12. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

  15. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1195-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  16. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  17. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 276).

  19. Passed First Reading.

  20. Referred to AEN/HOU, JDC.

  21. The committee(s) on AEN/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  22. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Elefante.

  23. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  24. Reported from AEN/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3219) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  25. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  26. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  27. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  28. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3768) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  29. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  30. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  31. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 615) in amended form (SD 2).

  32. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  33. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Chang, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Awa.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 713).

  36. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Hashem, Chun, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Cochran.

  37. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).

  38. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 10:20AM in conference room 224.

  39. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Hashem, Chun, Tarnas, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  40. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Chang, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  41. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 25-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  42. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  43. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 25-26).

  44. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26

  45. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

  46. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

  47. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

  48. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Amato, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Marten, Perruso, Poepoe voting no (4) and none excused (0).

  49. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  50. Transmitted to Governor.

  51. Act 034, 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134).

  52. Act 034, on 05/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1134).

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