Conference Committee

Good morning. I'd like to call to order our joint House and Senate Conference Committee hearing for Tuesday, April 28. We are on our 10:03AM agenda in Conference Room 224, and it's currently 10:06am. We have three items on the agenda. The first item is HB 2270 HD1SD1 with a new down payment loan assistance program.

On behalf of the house, we have myself and Representatives Miyake, Representative Miyake as Co-Chair and Representative Puric as manager.

Senator Humphreys are Chair Chang, Co-Chair Hashimoto, and manager from Melbourne.

This bill we have agreement. We are waiting for a FIN release on our end. So if it's agreeable to you, we can roll this over to tomorrow 10AM agenda in Conference Room 224.

Yes. Great. I'm done with my office.

Good morning. I'd like to call to order the joint house and Senate Conference Committee hearing for Tuesday, April 28. We are on our 10:05AM agenda

in Conference Room 224, and it's currently 10:10 A. M. The first item on the agenda is HB 1711 HD one SD two into housing on behalf of the house with myself and Representative Miyake as co chairs and Representative Muraoka as manager. And we have agreement on this. We are waiting on FIN release still.

So it's agreeable to you, Senator Chang, if we can roll this over to the 10AM agenda tomorrow in Conference Room 224.

Yes. We do have one case. Great.

Next item is HB 1713, HD one SD one, within the school impact fees. On behalf of the house, we have myself and representative Miyake as co chairs and representative Murolk as manager.

Senate conference, our chair Chang, co chairs Kim and Hashimoto.

And again, we have agreement. We're waiting on FIN release. And so if it's agreeable to you, we can roll this over to 10AM agenda in the same room.

Yes. And we do have a lot of these.

Okay. Next item is HB 1718, HD one SD one related to housing. On behalf of the house, we have myself, representatives Hashim and Miyake as co chairs, and representatives Yamashita and Cochrane as managers.

Senate countries are chair Chang and co chairs Wakai and Hashimoto.

We have been released on this, but I believe we're gonna wait till roll this over to tomorrow to maybe work some last minute things out. Yes. Okay. So rolling this to the 10AM agenda in this same room. Next item, HB 1740 HD two SD two, relating to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

On behalf of the house, we have myself and representatives Hashima Miyake as co chairs and representative Cochrane as manager.

Senate concrete are chair Chang, co chair Alefante, and manager Rhodes.

We have agreement, and we have been released. I believe you folks have WAM release.

Yes.

I was enthusiastic. Yes. I appreciate it. So are you folks ready to ready to vote then? Yeah.

I'm gonna read it. So this bill modifies the alternative pathway within two one h to allow a project to qualify under two one h dash 38. If 80% of the units are deed restricted forever to require occupancy by individuals domiciled on the state, The current draft repeals the prohibition against qualified residents for HHFDC projects owning a majority interest in land, and the current draft adds an eligibility requirement to limiting total assets and property not to exceed the value of the unit they are purchasing.

The c d one that we have agreement on, has been distributed to members. It has a footer labeled 2026-3192 proposed -2.

It, adds a requirement that buyers own no more than one other property and dispose of it within two years. It increases the owner occupancy requirement from one year to five years, and it makes the measure effective upon approval. Does that sound good to you guys? Alright. So the recommendation of the house and Senate managers is to pass the c one with amendments.

Chair votes, aye. Coach Amiake? Aye. And representative Moraoka? Aye.

Yes. Hash. Oh, I'm sorry. Wrong bill. Oh, my gosh.

Chair. May I take the vote on behalf of the Senate?

Yes, please.

Chair Chang? Aye. Co Chair Alefonte? Aye. And Senator Rhodes?

Aye.

Measure passes. Thank you. Next item on the agenda is HP nineteen twenty HD one SD two relating to below income housing tax credit on behalf of the house. We have myself and represented Miyake as co chairs and represented Morocco as manager.

Senate conferees our chair, and coach your Hashimoto and manager for those.

This is the draft I actually took a vote on earlier. So we have agreement, and we have fin release. I believe you folks have one release.

Yes.

Yes. Okay. Then I believe we're ready to vote. This current version of the bill allows for the transferability of light tech credits and extends the state light tech credit to 2032. The city one adopts the language of the SD two, but is effective upon approval.

Is that good with you folks? Yes. Alright. Recommendation of house and Senate managers is to pass with amendments. Chair votes aye.

Co chair Miyake? Aye. Representative Morocco? And may I take the vote for the Senate, please? Yes.

Chair Chang? Aye. Co chair Hashimoto? Aye. And Senator Rhodes?

Aye. So we have a bill. Thank you very much. Next item on the agenda oh, sorry. This is you.