Bills

SB 3028: CONVEYANCE TAX; LAND CONSERVATION FUND; SPECIAL LAND AND DEVELOPMENT FUND; DWELLING UNIT REVOLVING FUND; INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING; COUNTY-DESIGNATED TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-01-30: Referred to WLA/EIG, WAM.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Restructures the conveyance tax to a marginal rate system and adjusts the tax for multifamily properties to reflect value on a per-unit basis.  Adjusts allocations of conveyance tax collections to the Land Conservation Fund, and Rental Housing Revolving Fund and adds the Special Land and Development Fund (to fund land acquisition for the Hawaii Statewide Trail and Access Program), and the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund (to fund infrastructure programs in county-designated transit-oriented development areas).  Takes effect 1/1/2027.

News Coverage:

SB 3028: Conveyance Tax; Land Conservation Fund; Special Land and Development Fund; Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund; Infrastructure Funding; County-Designated Transit-Oriented Development | Digital Democracy