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HB2147HIEnrolled 2026 Regular Session

Proposing Amendments To Articles Viii And X Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Authorize The Legislature To Establish A Surcharge On Residential Investment Property To Increase Funding For Public Education.

Last status update Mar 6, 2026

What this measure contains

Proposes amendments to the Hawaii State Constitution to repeal the counties' exclusive power to tax real property, and to authorize the Legislature to establish a state surcharge on real property taxes levied by the counties on certain residential investment properties, for the purpose of helping to fund public education for all of Hawaii's children and adults. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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  • SB2464— 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 EDN
  3. HD2by JHA

Companion measure: SB2464. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    10 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    44 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 3 no · 0 excused

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

    5 aye · 3 no · 2 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    40 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 4 no · 1 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

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

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    38 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 7 no · 3 excused

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2147
MemberEDN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Elle CochranHD-014AyeNoAye*NoAye → No at House JHA committee (HD1)No → Aye with reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeNoNoAye*Aye → No at House JHA committee (HD1)No → Aye with reservations at House third reading (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041NoNoNoNo
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNoNo
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Mark HashemHD-019AyeExcusedAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House second reading (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeExcused
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNoNo
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeExcusedAyeExcused
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
11 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye

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. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 5

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 206-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 753-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1011-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Pierick voting no (7) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Notice of a bill proposing constitutional amendment in the form of (HD 2) transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 188).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to EIG/EDU, WAM/JDC.

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