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HI HB1315
Bill
Status
1/24/2019
Primary Sponsor
Scott Saiki
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article IX, Section 5 requiring the State to assure that each resident has access to housing, with standards and criteria to be established by the Legislature.
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Removes reference to "slum clearance" and replaces it with "elimination of blighted areas" in the constitutional housing provision.
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Addresses Hawaii's housing crisis by establishing housing as a basic constitutional right for residents, particularly those with incomes at or below 80 percent of area median income.
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Requires a ballot question asking: "Shall the Constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to require that the State assure that each resident of the State has access to housing, subject to standards and criteria to be provided by the Legislature?"
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Amendment takes effect on January 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Proposing Amendments To Article Ix, Section 5, Of The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii.
Constitutional Amendment
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Okimoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ward voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Say, Thielen, Tokioka excused (4).
2/4/2019