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Committees approve changes to state rent supplement program, AG urges fee be described as tax

Joint Committees on Housing and on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Senate Bill 2,227 to revise the state rent supplement program passed the committees with technical amendments; the Attorney General recommended describing the recording transaction fee as a tax and the committees noted an appropriation request of $284,748 to add staff positions at HPHA.

Senate Bill 2,227, which revises the state rent supplement program and establishes a dedicated special fund, was advanced with amendments by the joint Senate committees on Housing and on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts.

Deputy Attorney General Chase Susumoto told the committee the AG’s office submitted written comments and recommended amending the bill to describe the…

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