HI HB 1324
died on adjournmentRELATING TO LANDLORD-TENANT DISPUTES.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 1324 pass?
No. HI HB 1324 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 1324 about?
Requires the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in actions or proceedings for possession under certain circumstances. Authorizes attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide legal services to residential tenants. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 1324?
GRANDINETTI, AMATO, IWAMOTO and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1324.
Description
Requires the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in actions or proceedings for possession under certain circumstances. Authorizes attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide legal services to residential tenants. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- AMATOprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KILAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-06
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 246) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-02-06
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-05
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27
Referred to JHA, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-22
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-05 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Todd: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Belatti: not voting
- Cochran: not voting
- Hashem: not voting
- Kahaloa: not voting
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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