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Bill 14 (2026): RELATING TO THE REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR LOW-INCOME RENTAL HOUSING.

BILL014(26) · introduced by TOMMY WATERS, ESTHER KIAʻĀINA, Jan. 22, 2026

Summary, as the council's system prints it
Revises the real property tax exemption for low-income rental housing projects to apply to the assessed value of only the portion of the project's building and land attributed to the exempt floor area for dwelling units reserved for low-income households during a regulated period of at least 15 years.
Last event, as printed
Jan. 28, 2026: Passed first reading.
Vote, as printed: 9 AYES: CORDERO, DOS SANTOS-TAM*, KIAʻĀINA, NISHIMOTO, OKIMOTO, TULBA*, TUPOLA, WATERS, WEYER*
The measure in the council's system
BILL014(26)

Basis. Title, summary, introducers, dates, last event and vote are copied from the council's document system (hnldoc) as read by script; nothing is paraphrased. First on the record Sept. 19, 2026. Corrections: the corrections log.