HB 463 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EVICTION RECORDS.

Summary

Requires the Judiciary to conduct a study to determine the ability, best approaches, various issues, and potential impacts of requiring courts to disassociate a residential tenant from an eviction proceeding brought by a landlord in certain circumstances. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB463_HD3 → HB463_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to replace a direct mandate for courts to disassociate tenants from eviction records with a requirement for the judiciary to first conduct a study on the feasibility and impacts of such a system. This changes the bill from immediate action to a research-based approach, delaying implementation until after 2026. The original provisions that would have automatically removed tenant names from public records when landlords lost cases or committed discrimination were removed and replaced with a study requirement.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from immediate implementation of eviction record disassociation to a preliminary study phase. The applicability now focuses on the judiciary's ability to implement the system rather than mandating the action itself.

REQUIREMENT

Removed automatic disassociation provisions that would have required courts to remove tenant names from public records when landlords lost eviction cases or committed discrimination.

Added requirement for the judiciary to conduct a study on the feasibility, best approaches, and impacts of disassociating tenants from eviction records.

TIMELINE

Changed effective date from immediate implementation to July 1, 3000, with a report due 20 days before the 2026 legislative session.

FISCAL

Modified funding section to appropriate money specifically for conducting the study rather than for implementing the disassociation system.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed provisions that made discrimination against tenants with disassociated eviction records a prohibited discriminatory practice.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1255) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

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, Fukunaga; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 243).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 677) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 206) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

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