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HI HB 638

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 638 pass?

No. HI HB 638 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 638 about?

Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee for a criminal background check or credit report if an applicant provides a certified copy of a criminal background check or credit report. Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee if a comprehensive reusable tenant screening report is available. Requires a landlord or the landlord's agent to provide, upon request, a certified copy of an applicant's criminal background check or credit report.

Who sponsors HI HB 638?

LA CHICA, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 638.

Description

Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee for a criminal background check or credit report if an applicant provides a certified copy of a criminal background check or credit report. Prohibits a landlord or the landlord's agent from charging an application fee if a comprehensive reusable tenant screening report is available. Requires a landlord or the landlord's agent to provide, upon request, a certified copy of an applicant's criminal background check or credit report.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LA CHICAprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-05

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

    deferral

  3. 2025-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. 2025-01-21

    Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=638&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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