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SB2234 • 2026

RELATING TO HOUSING.

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Housing
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Sponsor
CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KEOHOKALOLE, KIDANI, MORIWAKI, Fukunaga
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO HOUSING.

RELATING TO HOUSING.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO HOUSING.
  • Housing; Qualified Nonprofit Housing Trusts; Qualified Residents Clarifies the definition of "qualified nonprofit housing trust" in chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require qualifying organizations to exclusively serve "qualified residents" as defined in section 201H-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
  • Effective 7/1/2050.
  • (SD1)

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SD1

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Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB2234 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2234 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2234 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING .

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 S

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  2. 2026-02-19 S

    Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2407) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  3. 2026-02-03 S

    The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads, Fevella.

  4. 2026-01-29 S

    The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. 2026-01-26 S

    Referred to HOU, WAM.

  6. 2026-01-21 S

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

  7. 2026-01-14 S

    Pending Introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HOUSING.
Housing; Qualified Nonprofit Housing Trusts; Qualified Residents
Clarifies the definition of "qualified nonprofit housing trust" in chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require qualifying organizations to exclusively serve "qualified residents" as defined in section 201H-32, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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SB2234

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2234

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to housing
.

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

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Section 201H-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending the definition of "qualified nonprofit housing
trust" to read as follows:

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nonprofit housing trust" means a corporation, association, or other duly
chartered organization that [
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Exclusively serves qualified residents as
defined in section 2
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Housing;
Qualified Nonprofit Housing Trusts; Qualified Residents

Description:

Clarifies
the definition of "qualified nonprofit housing trust" in Chapter 201H,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require qualifying organizations to exclusively
serve qualified residents as defined in section 201H-32, Hawaii Revised
Statutes.
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Effective 7/1/2050.

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