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HB 1557 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO UNOCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

Summary
Imposes fines on a homeowner, foreclosing party, or prevailing purchaser in foreclosure actions when a vacant residential property subject to foreclosure remains unoccupied during the foreclosure process. Establishes conditions under which a property may be rented. (HB1557 HD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2019 Last action Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2019

How they voted

43–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Mar 1, 2019
D Democratic45
39 Yea 5 Nay 1
86% Yea
R Republican5
3 Yea 2 Nay
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPH, JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 323).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto, McKelvey, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Gates, Har, Kong, McDermott, Okimoto, Onishi, Tokioka voting no (7) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Nakamura; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McDermott; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Kong, McKelvey, Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 751), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Takayama, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say, Thielen; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 59) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Cachola, Har, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Mizuno.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPC, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
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