THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HOUSING

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005

TIME:

9:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Tuesday, March 22, 2005)

HB 1303

HD2

(HSCR964)

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Creates more affordable rental housing. Establishes homeless programs. Allows more individuals to qualify for lower cost housing. Makes administrative changes to various state housing programs. Establishes a legislative Affordable Rental Housing and Homeless Task Force. (HB1303 HD2)

CPH, WAM

HB 1570

HD1

(HSCR749)

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.

Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii to discuss the elimination of barriers against beneficiaries to build and rent affordable units on Hawaiian home lands. (HB1570 HD1)

CPH, JHW

HB 1217

HD1

(HSCR922)

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Amends section 201G-118 to limit its application to lower-cost housing projects. Defines lower-cost housing projects. (HB1217 HD1)

CPH, WAM

HB 1721

(HSCR780)

RELATING TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD RENTERS.

Changes the definition of "adjusted gross income" to coincide with the federal adjusted gross income and increases the qualifying adjusted gross income level from $30,000 to $35,000.

CPH, WAM

     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6740.