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Measure Title: RELATING TO BONDS.
Report Title: Housing Infrastructure Growth Bonds; Counties; County Debt Limit Statements
Description: Authorizes the counties to implement housing infrastructure growth bonds. Conforms county debt limit statements law to permit counties to exclude housing infrastructure growth bonds from the debt limit of the counties if a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of housing infrastructure growth bonds and excluding housing infrastructure growth bonds from determinations of the counties' funded debt is ratified. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Companion:  SB3218
Package: None
Current Referral: EIG, WAM
Introducer(s): EVSLIN, AMATO, BELATTI, HUSSEY, KAHALOA, KILA, KUSCH, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS
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DateChamberStatus Text
3/10/2026SReferred to EIG, WAM.
3/10/2026SPassed First Reading.
3/10/2026SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 214).
3/6/2026HPassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
3/6/2026HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1001-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/2/2026HThe 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, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
2/27/2026HBill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/27/2026HThe committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.
2/24/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/17/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
2/17/2026HReported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 332-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/6/2026HThe 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, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) La Chica.
2/3/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/2/2026HReferred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 6
1/28/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/27/2026HPending introduction.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB2478_HD1 Link to HB2478_HD1 .PDF file
HB2478 Link to HB2478 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB2478_HD1_HSCR332-26_ Link to committee report HB2478_HD1_HSCR332-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2478_HD1_HSCR1001-26_ Link to committee report HB2478_HD1_HSCR1001-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB2478_TESTIMONY_HSG_02-06-26_
HB2478_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-27-26_

Hearing Notices

HSG
2/06/26 9:30A
430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
2/27/26 2:00P
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
3/02/26 10:00A
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE