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HI SB 831

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 831 pass?

No. HI SB 831 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 831 about?

Allows tenants who prevail in a lawsuit for a violation of the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code to be awarded damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs of the suit.

Who sponsors HI SB 831?

HASHIMOTO, CHANG, GABBARD and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 831.

Description

Allows tenants who prevail in a lawsuit for a violation of the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code to be awarded damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs of the suit.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-23

    Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=831&year=2026

Attribution

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