RELATING TO LANDLORD-TENANT DISPUTES.
Summary
Requires the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in actions or proceedings for possession under certain circumstances. Authorizes attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide legal services to residential tenants. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
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This bill version was reformatted from a standard House version to a House Draft version (HD1) with updated metadata and formatting. The substantive policy content remains identical, including the core provisions for tenant legal representation, eligibility criteria, and funding. The primary changes are technical formatting updates and metadata additions rather than policy modifications.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content remains the same between versions.
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Document formatting and metadata were updated to reflect House Draft version (HD1) status with new file headers and timestamps.
Page numbering and layout formatting were adjusted to match House Draft document standards.
New metadata fields including file properties, revision numbers, and document creation dates were added.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 246) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa.
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to JHA, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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