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HI SB 156

died on adjournment

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 156 pass?

No. HI SB 156 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 SB 156 about?

Requires certain landlords to provide a specified notice to a tenant regarding the tenant's potential right to purchase the property, under certain conditions. Allows tenants, families, local governments, affordable housing nonprofits, and community land trusts forty-five days to match or beat the best bona fide offer to buy an eligible affordable housing property.

Who sponsors HI SB 156?

CHANG is the primary sponsor of HI SB 156.

Description

Requires certain landlords to provide a specified notice to a tenant regarding the tenant's potential right to purchase the property, under certain conditions. Allows tenants, families, local governments, affordable housing nonprofits, and community land trusts forty-five days to match or beat the best bona fide offer to buy an eligible affordable housing property.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHANGprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-30

    The committee on HOU deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2025-01-27

    The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  4. 2025-01-17

    Referred to HOU, CPN/JDC.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2025-01-13

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=156&year=2026

Attribution

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