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HI SB 2961

died on adjournment

RELATING TO INSURANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2961 pass?

No. HI SB 2961 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 (2026-05-01): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

What is HI SB 2961 about?

Requires homeowners insurance policies to permit an insured who sustains a total loss from a peril for which a state of emergency was declared to (1) apply additional living expenses benefits toward the lease of a housing unit to serve as the insured's temporary primary residence; (2) pay an advance of at least four months of additional living expenses benefits; and (3) provide additional living expenses benefits for a minimum of twenty-four months, subject to policy limits. Provides for extensions of additional living expenses benefits under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2961?

MCKELVEY, CHANG, FEVELLA and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2961.

Description

Requires homeowners insurance policies to permit an insured who sustains a total loss from a peril for which a state of emergency was declared to (1) apply additional living expenses benefits toward the lease of a housing unit to serve as the insured's temporary primary residence; (2) pay an advance of at least four months of additional living expenses benefits; and (3) provide additional living expenses benefits for a minimum of twenty-four months, subject to policy limits. Provides for extensions of additional living expenses benefits under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • INOUYEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:30 PM; Conference Room 224.

  2. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  3. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  4. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:30PM; CR 224.

  5. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  6. 2026-04-24

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:30PM in conference room 224.

  7. 2026-04-23

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

  8. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 740).

    receipt

  9. 2026-04-20

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

  10. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  11. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 719).

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  12. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  13. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  14. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  15. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2088-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  16. 2026-04-07

    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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2026-03-30

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1536-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  19. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  20. 2026-03-25

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-03-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  23. 2026-03-10

    Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  25. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 92) in amended form (SD 1).

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  26. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2747) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  28. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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  29. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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  30. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-02-19

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2393) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  32. 2026-02-19

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2026-02-11

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

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  34. 2026-02-05

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-01-30

    Referred to CPN, WAM.

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  36. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  37. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Lamosao: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-25 · 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 FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · 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
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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