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SB2338HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Housing.

Last status update Jul 15, 2026

What this measure contains

Exempts Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation employees from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HHFDC to be paid a salary recommended by its Board of Directors and subject to the approval of the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, not to exceed ninety-nine per cent of the salary of the Governor. Renames the position of Executive Assistant to Deputy Executive Director for HHFDC and increases the salary cap for the Deputy Executive Director. Establishes conditions for the issuance, renewal, and termination of employment contracts issued by the HHFDC, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. Exempts the Executive Director of HCDA, and officers, agents, and employees appointed by the Executive Director, from the requirement that their employment actions and job descriptions be subject to approval by the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Requires the Executive Director of HCDA to be paid a salary recommended by the Authority and subject to the approval of the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, not to exceed ninety-nine per cent of the salary of the Governor. (CD1)

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  • HB1714— 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. SD1by HOU
  3. HD1by HSG
  4. HD2by LAB
  5. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB1714. 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

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

  2. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    23 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

  4. House HSG committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

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

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

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

  6. House LAB committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

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

  7. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    39 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 2 no · 4 excused

  8. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

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

  9. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    44 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 3 no · 1 excused

  10. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  11. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  12. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

  13. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    46 aye · 5 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2338
MemberHOU
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at Senate final reading (CD1)
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoNo
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
8 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHOU
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2338
MemberHSG
SD1		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House final reading (CD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039Aye*Aye*Aye*NoNoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041Aye*AyeAye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Added reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Terez AmatoHD-011Aye*Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Elle CochranHD-014NoNoExcusedExcusedNo
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNoNo
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNoNoNoNoNo
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
19 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
SD1		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye

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 passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HOU, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2400) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  8. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-05-26 12:04PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2966) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  12. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 212) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HSG, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Pierick; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; and Excused: none.

  19. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1311-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  20. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato, Gedeon, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  23. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1465-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

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

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  27. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  29. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2015-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  30. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  31. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 506).

  32. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  33. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

  34. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  35. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  36. Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Elefante.

  37. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  38. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  39. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  40. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  41. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  42. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  43. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  44. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  45. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Sayama, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none.

  46. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 121-26).

  47. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  48. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 121-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  49. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  50. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

  51. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0).

  52. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

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

  54. Enrolled to Governor.

  55. Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)

  56. Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)

  57. Act 263, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).

  58. Act 263, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1366).

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