Hawaii Senate Bill 697 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes a commission on transit-oriented development to facilitate affordable housing in transit-oriented developments by better coordinating transportation and housing planning and programs; requires counties to offer incentives for affordable housing development; authorizes counties to establish priorities for affordable housing in transit-oriented developments; requires counties to provide flexibility in public facility requirements for rental housing projects to set aside a percentage of units for tenants at or below median income levels and tenants with incomes eighty per cent or below the median, respectively.

Affordable Housing; Fees; Incentives; Appropriation

Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]	Sen. William Espero [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]
Sen. Pohai Ryan [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]	Sen. Malama Solomon [D]	Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-01		Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
2011-01-24		(S) Referred to WLH/PGM/EDT, WAM.
2011-01-24		(S) Passed First Reading.
2011-01-21		(S) Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=697
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB697_.HTM