Bill Commons

HI HB 1897

died on adjournment

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1897 pass?

No. HI HB 1897 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 (2026-04-28): Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 224.

What is HI HB 1897 about?

Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes, including the use of facilitative mediation, evaluative mediation, or binding arbitration. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1897?

MATAYOSHI, ILAGAN, KUSCH and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1897.

Description

Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes, including the use of facilitative mediation, evaluative mediation, or binding arbitration. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-04-28 — Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 224.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 224.

  2. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 759).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-24

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa.

  4. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  5. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  6. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  7. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  8. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim, Richards). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  9. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 639) in amended form (SD 1).

  10. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3755) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  11. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  12. 2026-04-09

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 04-09-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  14. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  15. 2026-03-30

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3324) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  16. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  17. 2026-03-24

    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, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fukunaga; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-20

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

  19. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 166).

    introduction,receipt

  20. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  21. 2026-03-10

    Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 991-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  24. 2026-03-03

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. 2026-02-20

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 684-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  27. 2026-02-20

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  28. 2026-02-18

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. 2026-02-03

    The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  31. 2026-01-30

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

  32. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  33. 2026-01-26

    Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Iwamoto: no
    • Pierick: no
    • Ichiyama: not voting
    • Lowen: not voting
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 9-0

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Fukunaga: no
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-09 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 22-3

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Elefante: yes

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