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Hawaii 2026

SB 2552

RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSING ACCOUNT PROGRAM.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Income Tax, Increase, Individual Housing Accounts, Maximum Annual Deduction, Maximum Total Deduction, Pre-tax Savings
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

For taxable years beginning 1/1/2027: (1) increases the maximum annual and total allowable deduction for contributions to individual housing accounts for income tax deductions; and (2) increases the maximum allowable contributions for individual housing accounts to qualify for the income tax deductions. Repeals outdated language applicable to first‑time home purchases made before 1/1/1990, by persons with an individual housing account. (CD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 217, 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319).

    became-law

  2. Act 217, on 07/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1319).

    became-law

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 111-26).

  9. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 111-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  15. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:00AM in conference room 224.

  16. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  17. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  18. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:05AM in conference room 224.

  19. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Miyake Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  20. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  21. Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Fevella.

  22. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    receipt

  23. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 513).

    introduction, receipt

  24. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  25. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  26. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2017-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  28. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  30. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1386-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  33. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  34. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Cochran, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-20-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  37. Referred to HSG, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  38. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  39. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 259) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction, receipt

  40. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2906) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  41. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  42. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  44. Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2402) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  45. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  46. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 02-10-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  48. The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  49. Referred to HOU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  50. Introduced.

    introduction

  51. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

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