Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB1741: Relating to Housing.
Status: Signed into law, July 9, 2026
Deems a county affordable housing mandate as a form of development exaction and treats the mandate as a housing affordability impact fee, with certain exemptions. Prohibits a county from adopting, amending, or enforcing an affordable housing mandate or inclusionary requirements for residential or mixed-use development, under certain circumstances. Establishes additional requirements for a needs assessment study for a county-imposed affordable housing mandate. Establishes a criterion that allows luxury residential projects or projects that receive discretionary value-add approvals to be subject to inclusionary requirements.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to housing.
From the enrolled text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING. SECTION 1. The legislature finds that building homes that local families can afford is essential to keeping Hawaii's communities intact and perpetuating our way of life. Inclusionary requirements, which ask market-rate developments to contribute to the production of income-restricted housing, have been an important county tool for decades and should be strengthened by a clear evidentiary foundation. Since 1992, Hawaii law has required counties to conduct a needs assessment study before imposing development impact fees. No comparable study has been required for affordable housing requirements based on a percentage of units. Yet just as fees for sewers and roads are reflected in the cost of homes purchased by local working professionals, including firefighters, teachers, and nurses, the cost of inclusionary requirements is reflected in those prices. Buyers and renters of market-rate homes are entitled to know how much of their home cost is contributing to the county's affordability policy. 2026--3188 HB1741 CD1 HMSO NcJ. ~ H.B. Page2 C.D. In Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, 144 S. Ct. 893 (2024), the United States Supreme Court held that legislatively imposed land--use permit conditions, including impact fees, must satisfy a two-part test of essential nexus and rough proportionality. Because inclusionary mandates operate as permit-linked exactions, they are subject to the same constitutional standards. A …
Sponsors
- Luke Evslin (D, 16) · primary sponsor
- Terez Amato (D, 11)
- Greggor Ilagan (D, 4)
- Kirstin Kahaloa (D, 6)
- Darius Kila (D, 44)
- Lauren Matsumoto (R, 38)
- Tyson Miyake (D, 10)
- Daynette Morikawa (D, HD-017)
- Julie Reyes Oda (R, 40)
- Kanani Souza (R, 43)
- David Tarnas (D, 8)
Latest actions
- : Act 211, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313).
- : Act 211, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313).
- : Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
- : Transmitted to Governor.
- : Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
- : Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Grandinetti voting no (2) and none excused (0).
- : Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
- : 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- : Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 131-26).
- : Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
Votes
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) (May 6, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Grandinetti voting no (2) and none excused (0) (May 6, 2026): 49 yea, 2 nay, passed
- none. (May 1, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Conference Committee Vote (May 1, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1) (April 14, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- WAM: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 9, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Housing, HHFDC, Counties, Study, Exemptions
Common questions
- What is HB1741?
- HB1741 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Housing.
- What does HB1741 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to housing.
- What is the status of HB1741?
- Signed into law as of July 9, 2026. Latest action: Act 211, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1313). (July 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1741?
- Luke Evslin (D, 16), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1741?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1741&year=2026
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