HB1713 • 2026

RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.

Education Housing

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: MIYAKE, AMATO, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, REYES ODA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS
Last action: 2026-05-07
Official status: Transmitted to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
School Impact Fees; Residential Development; Land Dedication Exemptions Expands exemptions from school impact fee requirement for certain housing developments.
Clarifies procedures and timing for land dedication or fee‑in‑lieu agreements for new residential developments.
Repeals the sunset and reporting requirements under Act 268, SLH 2025.

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CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: HB1713 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1713 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1713 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB1713 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1713 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1713 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB1713 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1713 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1713 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-07 H
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
2026-05-01 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 132-26).
2026-05-01 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-05-01 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 132-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-05-01 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-05-01 S
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, Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-30 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-29 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-28 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-27 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-24 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-23 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.
2026-04-21 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).
2026-04-21 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Kim, Hashimoto Co-Chairs.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
2026-04-17 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
2026-04-16 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-14 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 610) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-14 S
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-10 S
One Day Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3772) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-09 S
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.
2026-04-07 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30 S
Reported from HOU/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3234) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-17 S
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2026-03-17 S
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
2026-03-13 S
The committee(s) on HOU/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S
Referred to HOU/EDU, WAM.
2026-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 40).
2026-03-05 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 864-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-02 H
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, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
2026-02-27 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-27 H
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-26.
2026-02-24 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-02-19 H
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 558-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-13 H
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-02-10 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 02-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 H
Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 1
2026-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-20 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
School Impact Fees; Residential Development; Land Dedication Exemptions
Expands exemptions from school impact fee requirement for certain housing developments. Clarifies procedures and timing for land dedication or fee‑in‑lieu agreements for new residential developments. Repeals the sunset and reporting requirements under Act 268, SLH 2025. Restructures certain school impact fee accounts. Preserves existing educational contribution agreements. (CD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB1713

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1713

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to school impact fees
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The legislature finds that Hawaii faces a
severe housing shortage and that reducing regulatory barriers and development
costs is essential to increasing the supply of homes.
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Impact fees imposed on smaller residential
projects can add substantial costs to housing and may discourage the
development of infill units needed within existing communities.

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The legislature further finds that
the school impact fee program, established in subpart B of part VI of chapter
302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, was designed to ensure that new developments
contribute their fair share toward school facilities needed to support
enrollment growth.
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While the program may
be appropriate for large master-planned communities that create significant,
concentrated increases in enrollment, applying the same fee structure to
smaller projects places a disproportionate burden on developments that have
minimal impact on school capacity.

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The legislature also finds that
residential developments of fewer than one hundred units typically generate a
small number of students who can be accommodated within existing school
facilities or through minor adjustments that do not require new school construction.

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Applying substantial impact fees to
these smaller projects increases housing costs without producing a
corresponding benefit to public school infrastructure.

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The purpose of this Act is to
encourage housing production and ensure that school impact fees are applied
equitably by exempting new residential developments of fewer than one hundred
units from the school impact fee requirements.

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SECTION
2
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Section
302A-1603, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to
read as follows:

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(b)
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The following shall be exempt from this
section:

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(1)
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Any form of housing permanently excluding
school-aged children, with the necessary covenants or declarations of
restrictions recorded on the property;

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(2)
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Any form of housing that is or will be paying
the transient accommodations tax under chapter 237D;

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(3)
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All nonresidential development;

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(4)
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Any development with an executed education
contribution agreement or other like document with the agency for the
contribution of school sites or payment of fees for school land or school
construction;

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(5)
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Any housing project developed by the
government;

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(6)
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Any [
housing project
]
dwelling units
in a housing project
processed pursuant to sections 46-15.1 and 201H-38[
;
]

that are reserved for low- or moderate-income households;

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(7)
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Any [
housing
]
dwelling units in a
housing project
that [
meets
]
meet
the definition of
affordable housing in sections 46-15.25 or 201H-57[
;
]
and are
reserved for households meeting the income requirements of those sections;

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(8)
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Any housing that is a single-room dwelling;

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(9)
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Any form of housing developed by the
department of Hawaiian home lands for use by beneficiaries of the Hawaiian
Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended; and

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(10)
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Any form of development by the Hawaii
community development authority pursuant to
part XII of chapter 206E
;
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and

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Any form of development by the Hawaii housing
finance and development corporation pursuant to part V of chapter 201H[
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]
;
and

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(12)
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Any housing project consisting of fewer
than one hundred dwelling units; provided that subdivisions or phases of a
development or master plan shall be considered parts of the same housing
project; provided further that no developer shall artificially subdivide a
project or phase the development of a project to avoid the requirements of this
subpart.
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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 upon its approval;
provided that:

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(1)
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Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to
the contrary, any existing educational contribution agreement or agreement that
has been executed with the department of education or the school facilities
authority pursuant to subpart B of part VI of chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, prior to the effective date of this Act shall remain effective unless
the parties to the agreement mutually agree to terminate or renegotiate the
agreement; and

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(2)
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This Act shall be repealed on July 1, 2029,
and section 302A-1603, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form
in which it read prior to the effective date of Act 268, Session Laws of Hawaii
2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

School
Impact Fees; Residential Development; Housing; Exemption

Description:

Clarifies
the application of exemptions for certain affordable housing projects,
including exempting new residential developments of fewer than one hundred
dwelling units, from school impact fee requirements.
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Repeals 7/1/2029.

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