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SB1133HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Housing.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Authorizes certain counties to establish a rental unit price ceiling ordinance that prohibits a landlord from increasing the rental price of a dwelling unit at a rate that exceeds the percentage calculated and published by the county based on changes in the applicable Consumer Price Index. Beginning 8/1/2025, requires certain counties to annually calculate and publish the maximum rate at which a landlord may increase the rental price of a dwelling unit during the immediately succeeding twelve-month period. Establishes a nonrefundable Long-Term Residential Lease Tax Credit for taxpayers who own and lease a dwelling unit located in a county that has adopted a rental unit price ceiling ordinance to a person as the person's principal residence in the State pursuant to a lease agreement of a term of one year or longer. Allows the tax credit to be carried forward for up to three taxable years. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

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Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by HOU
  3. SD2by WAM

Companion measure: SB1133. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Housing (HOU) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  3. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

6 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HOU/EIG, CPN/WAM.

  4. Re-Referred to HOU, CPN/WAM.

  5. The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. 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, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.

  7. Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 562) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.

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

  9. The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella.

  12. Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 894) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  14. 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.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 263) in amended form (SD 2).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to HSG/ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 19

  18. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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