HB 850 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Summary

Clarifies an association board's authority with respect to calling electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting. Clarifies that, in condominium elections, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates regardless of whether they are nominated. Clarifies that individual votes are used in cumulative voting. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill updates Hawaii's condominium association laws to clarify rules for electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting, and to explicitly grant cumulative voting rights in condominium elections. The changes expand board authority to authorize remote participation and voting under various conditions, including emergencies and pre-approved special rules, while adding protections for election processes.

Scope change

The bill expands applicability to include formal procedures for electronic and mail voting beyond emergency situations, and clarifies cumulative voting rights for all candidates in condominium elections regardless of nomination status.

REQUIREMENT

Added authority for boards to authorize electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting without a meeting under specific conditions including emergencies, pre-approved special rules of order, or owner consent.

Added explicit cumulative voting provisions requiring that each unit owner's votes equal their voting percentage multiplied by positions to be filled, allowing votes to be concentrated on any candidate.

Added requirement that all association meetings must be held at the condominium address or within the state unless a natural disaster occurs.

DEFINITION

Added definitions for 'electronic voting' and 'mail voting' to clarify what constitutes valid electronic or written ballot transmission methods.

TIMELINE

Added sixty-day deadline for voting periods when notice is first sent, and established that chapter deadlines control over declaration or bylaw deadlines.

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 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 554) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 293).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors