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HB1739HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Transit-oriented Development.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires the development of transit-supportive densities to be allowed in any county-designated transit-oriented development area. Prohibits the counties from enacting an ordinance, rule, regulation, development standard, zoning provision, or other land use control that restricts the development of transit-supportive densities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Bill text and versions

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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 HSG
  3. HD2by JHA

Decision stages

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

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  3. House WAL committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    5 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    46 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    7 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    46 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1739
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeNoAyeAye*Aye → No at House WAL committee (HD1)No → Aye at House report adoption (HD1)Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye*Aye*AyeNoAdded reservations at House WAL committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Aye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*NoAye*Added reservations at House WAL committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House JHA committee (HD1)No → Aye with reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye*AyeExcusedAyeAdded reservations at House WAL committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD1)
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House report adoption (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
25 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

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 WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Re-referred to HSG, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 5

  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

  7. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 111-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

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

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and Excused: none.

  11. Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 717-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  12. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Perruso, Poepoe, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 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: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

  15. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1200-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  17. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Olds, Poepoe voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 278).

  19. Passed First Reading.

  20. Referred to WLA/EIG/HOU, WAM.

  21. The committee(s) on WLA/EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  22. The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

  23. The committee on EIG deferred the measure.

  24. The committee on HOU deferred the measure.

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