HB 1439 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO EVICTION MEDIATION.

Summary

Beginning 11/1/2023, establishes a pre-litigation mediation pilot program that extends the period for a notice of termination of the rental agreement from 5 business days to 10 calendar days, requires landlords to participate in mediation before filing an action for summary possession, and requires landlords to provide specific information in the 10-calendar-day notice to tenants and a mediation center that offers free mediation for residential landlord-tenant disputes. Appropriates funds for a pre-litigation mediation pilot program. Creates and appropriates funds for an emergency rent relief program. Repeals on 11/1/2025. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2023 Last action Apr 27, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 11:00AM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 11:00AM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-23 11:00AM in conference room 224.

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Apr 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 11:00AM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 875) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 4, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Mar 31, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1394) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 17, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Richards.

upper

Mar 17, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-23 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

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Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to CPN/JDC, WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 228).

upper

Mar 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

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Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 750) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Onishi, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 157) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

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Feb 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Aiu, Kila, Kitagawa, Marten, Onishi, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to HSG, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3

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Jan 25, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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4 primary · 0 co-sponsors