THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING

Senator Stanley Chang, Chair

Senator Dru Mamo Kanuha, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 2, 2023

TIME:

1:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 340

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, and repair of housing units.

 

HOU, WAM

SB 362

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE TAX.

Increases the rate of conveyance tax for condominiums and single family residences ineligible for a county homeowner's exemption with a value of at least $2,000,000.  Exempts from the conveyance tax documents and instruments conveying real property subject to a government assistance program approved and certified by the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation and used for the provision of affordable housing for qualified persons in the State.  Removes maximum dollar amount of conveyance tax revenues that are to be paid into the rental housing revolving fund each fiscal year.  Effective 1/1/2024.

 

HOU, WAM

SB 489

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REVOLVING FUND.

Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 to specify that the appropriation for Hawaii housing finance and development corporation (BED160) is to be deposited into and expended from the affordable homeownership revolving fund for purposes of the revolving fund.

 

HOU, WAM

SB 858

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Requires Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to amend the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program and Qualified Allocation Plan to allow up to twenty per cent of the maximum one hundred-twenty points on the criteria point system to be allocated to projects offering to convey ownership of the completed project to the State or an organization obliged to use all financial surpluses generated by the project to construct more housing and prioritize applicants based on the timeliness and loan amount repaid to the Rental Housing Revolving Fund.

 

HOU, WAM

SB 859

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Establishes priority for projects that are awarded funds from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund that are owned by the State or an organization obliged to reinvest financial surplus generated by a completed project into a newly constructed housing project.  Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to amend Hawaii Administrative Rules to award application criteria points to projects that fulfill these criteria and prioritize applications based on timing and loan amount repaid early.

 

HOU, WAM

SB 881

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for the development and construction of permanent supportive housing for certain vulnerable individuals.  Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to consider any available federal low-income housing tax credits needed for construction of permanent supportive housing units.

 

HOU, WAM

[Measure deleted 01-31-23]

SB 936

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to prioritize the allocation of low-income housing tax credits to state-owned development projects.

 

HOU, WAM

SB 999

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to modernize Hale Poai.

 

HOU, WAM

 

 

 

 

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Senator Stanley Chang

Chair