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SB25HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Housing.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Authorizes a county to reduce the number of housing units that may be built within any portion of the county only if the county increases the number of housing units that may be built elsewhere in the county, such that there is no net loss in residential capacity. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

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Bill text and versions

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Related measures

  • SB25— Carry Over

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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 JDC

Companion measure: SB25. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Housing (HOU) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    20 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB25
MemberHOU
Introduced		JDC
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAye
Mike GabbardSD-021ExcusedAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye*
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014Aye*
Chris LeeSD-025Excused
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye*
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye*
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
11 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHOU
Introduced		JDC
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

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/EIG, JDC.

  4. Re-Referred to HOU, JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Aquino, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  7. Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 8) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 10:01AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 994) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Kim, McKelvey, Moriwaki. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Lee, C.). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 66) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 19

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

  19. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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