Bill Commons

HI HB 1946

enacted

RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF TIME SHARES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1946 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1946 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): Act 015, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).

What is HI HB 1946 about?

Establishes that applications for registration renewals for time share developers, acquisition agents, plan managers, and exchange agents required by section 514E-10, HRS, shall be deemed approved thirty days after receipt of all required documents, unless the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs issues a deficiency letter within that period. Establishes that any amendment to a required time share plan registration shall be deemed approved by operation of law on the sixtieth day after the amendment is submitted to the Director, unless the Director issues a deficiency letter within that period. Effective 9/1/2026. (SD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 1946?

TAM, ILAGAN, TEMPLO are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1946.

Description

Establishes that applications for registration renewals for time share developers, acquisition agents, plan managers, and exchange agents required by section 514E-10, HRS, shall be deemed approved thirty days after receipt of all required documents, unless the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs issues a deficiency letter within that period. Establishes that any amendment to a required time share plan registration shall be deemed approved by operation of law on the sixtieth day after the amendment is submitted to the Director, unless the Director issues a deficiency letter within that period. Effective 9/1/2026. (SD2)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-05-19 — Act 015, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAMprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-19

    Act 015, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-19

    Act 015, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1115).

    became-law

  3. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 813).

    receipt

  5. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815).

    became-law,receipt

  6. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  7. 2026-04-23

    House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  8. 2026-04-23

    Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).

    passage

  9. 2026-04-23

    Transmitted to Governor.

  10. 2026-04-22

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  11. 2026-04-22

    Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.

    became-law

  12. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Lamosao Co-Chair; Wakai.

  13. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Templo, Gedeon.

  14. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  17. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  18. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 643) in amended form (SD 2).

  19. 2026-04-10

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3717) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  20. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  21. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  23. 2026-03-25

    Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3196) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  24. 2026-03-25

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  25. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  27. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 320).

    introduction,receipt

  28. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  29. 2026-03-12

    Referred to EDT, CPN.

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  31. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1045-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  32. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  33. 2026-02-26

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2026-02-18

    Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 407-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  36. 2026-02-18

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  37. 2026-02-12

    The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 2026-01-28

    Referred to TOU, CPC, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  41. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-12 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Holt: not voting

  • Reconsider: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-26 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Iwamoto: not voting
    • Marten: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: not voting

  • Reconsider: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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