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Senate committee advances bill to repeal school impact fees after extended debate with DOE
Summary
The Senate Committee on Housing passed HB 422 (HD1) with amendments after prolonged questioning of the Department of Education on how $21 million in unused school impact fee balances have been managed and whether the DOE can secure land for new schools. The DOE proposed exempting government housing projects from the construction‑cost component of the fee.
The Senate Committee on Housing advanced HB 422 (HD1) on March 18, 2025, a measure that would repeal school impact fees and transfer unencumbered balances of the school impact fee subaccounts and related fair‑share contribution accounts to the school facilities special fund.
The bill prompted extended testimony and questioning from senators about whether the Department of Education had used impact‑fee revenues to secure land or to build school infrastructure. Dean Uchida, deputy superintendent for the Department of Education, told the committee that the department would "suggest that we just exempt the government housing projects from the construction cost component of that fee bill," proposing a narrower exemption rather than removing…
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