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Conference committee adopts affordable housing bill, creates land inventory task force at HHFDC with $250,000 appropriation

3142197 · April 26, 2025

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Summary

The conference committee adopted a conference draft (CD1) of SB 26 creating an affordable housing land inventory task force to be placed within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and appropriating $250,000.

The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee adopted a conference draft (CD1) of SB 26, a measure relating to affordable housing that establishes an affordable housing land inventory task force and places the task force within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC).

Conferees said the task force will conduct a study to compile an inventory of land suited for affordable housing; the CD1 includes a July 1, 2025 effective date for the placement and an appropriation of $250,000 to support the task force’s work. The managers on both sides recommended passage with amendments and the committee recorded affirmative votes.

The transcript indicates the conference motion was adopted and a member announced the motion had passed. The CD1 places the task force at HHFDC and provides funding to support its operations; the transcript does not include the full membership makeup or reporting dates for the task force within the excerpt provided.

Conferees moved on after adoption and recorded that “motion is adopted. We have a bill.”