HONOLULU — The House Committee on Housing on March 14 voted on a slate of housing measures, advancing a number of bills with amendments or as introduced. The committee’s decisions include measures on local review limits, housing tax credit language, revolving funds and appropriations recommendations.

Key outcomes at a glance:

- SB38 SD2 — Pass with amendments (limit county legislative bodies from imposing stricter conditions than HHFDC that increase project costs). Committee moved the bill with an HD1 to allow county modifications but bar conditions that raise costs beyond HHFDC requirements.

- SB40 SD2 — Pass with amendments (state finances; committee moved with HD1 and a defective date).

- SB71 SD2 — Pass with amendments (rental housing revolving fund; committee deleted bill contents and inserted HB432 HD1 to create a mixed-income subaccount and recommended an appropriation of $75 million per year for two years).

- SB378 — Pass with amendments (HHFDC board membership and chair clarification; tech amendments and HD1 for clarity).

- SB572 SD1 — Pass with amendments (housing-related provisions; HD1, defective date).

- SB1229 SD2 — Pass with amendments (dwelling unit revolving fund; committee moved with HD1 and technical amendments).

- SB771 — Pass with amendments (HHFDC-related provisions; HD1, defective date).

- SB602 — Pass as is (Hawaii Public Housing Authority related item).

- SB65 SD2 — Pass with amendments (housing repairs and maintenance; committee recommended HD1 and referenced an appropriation of $10,000,000 in the committee report).

- SB826 SD1 — Pass with amendments (low-income housing tax credit language; committee reverted to original intent and moved with amendments to clarify scope for certain housing categories).

- SB944 SD2 — Pass with amendments (low-income housing tax credit adjustments; tech amendments and revert language from House companion on sunset provisions).

What the votes mean: Most measures were advanced with technical or substantial amendments and defective dates to allow further drafting. Several votes included specific appropriation recommendations to appear in the committee report. The committee’s adoption of HD1-style amendments means substantive statutory language will be finalized in subsequent committee and floor actions.

Committee next steps: Bills forwarded by the committee will undergo additional review by other committees and the full House; funding recommendations are subject to the budget process.

Note: Where the transcript recorded specific member votes (for example, recorded ayes and excused members on SB38 SD2), those notations are reflected in the committee minutes; detailed roll-call tallies were not consistently recorded in the hearing transcript.