HB1420 • 2026

RELATING TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

Housing

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Sponsor: NAKAMURA
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details that were not explicitly mentioned in the official summary or bill text, such as specifics on service provision and collaboration with counties/nonprofits. These have been omitted to adhere strictly to the provided sources.

Supportive Housing Funding and Program Extension

This bill clarifies the funding mechanism for the supportive housing pilot program and extends its sunset date to June 30, 2030.

What This Bill Does

Clarifies how the statewide office on homelessness and housing solutions can fund services that help people keep their homes and improve their health.
Extends the time the supportive housing pilot program will run until June 30, 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

People who need support to find or maintain a home through the supportive housing program.
The statewide office on homelessness and housing solutions, which manages funding for this program.

Terms To Know

Supportive Housing Pilot Program: A program that helps people find homes and stay in them by providing services like counseling and daily living support.
Sunset Date: The date when a law or program will end unless it is renewed.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify the exact amount of funding for the supportive housing pilot program.
Does not address what happens after June 30, 2030 if the program continues to be needed.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-06 H
The committee(s) on HSH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2025-01-31 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-06-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27 H
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 4
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions; Supportive Housing Pilot Program
Clarifies the funding mechanism for the supportive housing pilot program. Extends the sunset date for the supportive housing pilot program to 6/30/2030.

Current Bill Text

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HB1420

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1420

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to supportive housing
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1.
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Act 95, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023,
section 3, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

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"(e)
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The

statewide office on homelessness and housing solutions
shall
administer payments for
supportive services, including employment
services, that assist the residents participating in the pilot program to
retain housing, improve their health status, and maximize their ability to live
and, when possible, work in the community.
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Supportive services may include mental health, substance abuse,
counseling, and daily living activities.
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The supportive services [
funding of not more than
]
payments
shall not exceed
$800 per unit per month [
is intended to be matched with
federal medicaid funds
].
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The
statewide office on homelessness and housing solutions may enter into memoranda
of agreement with the counties or specialized nonprofit organizations as
necessary to implement this section.
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The
statewide office on homelessness and housing solutions shall be exempt from
chapters 103D and 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in selecting a qualified
nonprofit organization to administer the supportive services payments and, without
regard to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, may establish rules and
qualification standards for participants of the supportive housing pilot
program
.
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SECTION
2.
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Act 95, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023,
is amended by amending section 8 to read as follows:

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"SECTION
8.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1,
2023, and shall be repealed on June 30, [
2025.
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2030.
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SECTION 3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on June 29, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Statewide
Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions; Supportive Housing Pilot Program

Description:

Clarifies
the funding mechanism for the supportive housing pilot program.
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Extends the sunset date for the supportive
housing pilot program to 6/30/2030.

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