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HI HB 1776

passed one chamber

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Beginning 7/1/2027, requires the Office of Consumer Protection to publish an accessible, multilingual notice of tenant rights online. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-22
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-08 — The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-08

    The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-04-08

    The committee on WAM deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  4. 2026-03-30

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

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  5. 2026-03-30

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3322) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  6. 2026-03-24

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  7. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  8. 2026-03-10

    Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.

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  9. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  10. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 47).

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  11. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Gedeon, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  12. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 817-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  13. 2026-03-03

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  16. 2026-02-18

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 472-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  17. 2026-02-13

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.

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  18. 2026-02-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 2026-02-10

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

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  20. 2026-02-09

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 108-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  21. 2026-02-03

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  22. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2026-01-26

    Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

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  24. 2026-01-22

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  25. 2026-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-03 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-13 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
    • Takayama: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes

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