SB 2209 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO RENTAL DISCRIMINATION.

Summary

Allows the court to award attorneys' fees to a prevailing party in an action relating to discriminatory practices in a rental transaction based on source of income. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2209 → SB2209_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill version updates the bill number and author information to reflect its status as Senate Bill 2209, SD1, sponsored by Amy Vickers. The most significant substantive change is the effective date of the law, which is set to July 1, 2050, rather than taking effect immediately upon approval. Minor formatting adjustments were also made to the text and metadata.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to address rental discrimination based on source of income.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'SD1' to reflect the Senate committee designation.

The bill author was changed from Blake Anderson to Amy Vickers.

Various metadata fields, including revision numbers and dates, were updated to reflect the new version.

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

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2546) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC.

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors