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HB2049HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Housing.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Restructures the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system for the sale of properties with residential use, adjusts the tax for multifamily properties to reflect value on a per-unit basis, and applies a cost-of-living adjustment to conveyance tax rates. Allocates revenues from conveyance tax collections. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax collections to the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to fund infrastructure programs in areas that meet minimum standards of transit-supportive density. Allocates a portion of conveyance tax revenues to the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund, Special Land and Development Fund, and Hawaiian Home Lands Infrastructure and Housing Special Fund. Establishes and appropriates funds out of the Hawaiian Home Lands Infrastructure and Housing Special Fund. Authorizes the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund to be used to acquire land. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

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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 JHA
  4. HD3by FIN
  5. SD1by HWN

Companion measure: SB2700. 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

    6 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

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

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

  3. House second reading on HD1: Passed

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

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

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 2 excused

  5. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    40 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 6 no · 1 excused

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

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

  7. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    34 aye · 8 aye with reservations · 7 no · 1 excused

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

    1 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  9. Water, Land, and Agriculture (WLA) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    1 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  10. Hawaiian Affairs (HWN) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB2049
MemberHOU
HD3		WLA
HD3		HWN
HD3		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye*Aye*
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoNo
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye*
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye*
Les IharaSD-010Excused
Lorraine InouyeSD-001No
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye*Aye*
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Excused
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2049
MemberHSG
Introduced		WAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041NoNoAye*NoNo → Aye with reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)
Joe GedeonHD-018NoNoAye*NoNo → Aye with reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye*NoNoNoAye with reservations → No at House second reading (HD1)
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD3)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*AyeExcusedAye*Aye*Dropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)Added reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNoNo
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Excused
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038NoNoNo
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeExcusedAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNoNoExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*AyeAye*Aye*Aye*Dropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeExcusedAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)
9 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
Introduced		WAL
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye

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

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

  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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

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

  7. Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 181-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.

  11. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 743-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  12. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-04-26.

  15. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-05-26.

  17. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

  19. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1096-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  21. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Amato, Chun, Cochran, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Shimizu, Takenouchi, Yamashita voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  22. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 348).

  23. Passed First Reading.

  24. Referred to WLA/HOU/HWN, WAM.

  25. The committee(s) on WLA/HOU/HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  26. 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) Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

  27. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang, Lamosao ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Inouye, DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  28. The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Lamosao ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

  29. Reported from WLA/HOU/HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3396) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  30. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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

  32. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  33. The committee on WAM deferred the measure.

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