SB 1506 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS.

Summary

Establishes a statute of repose prohibiting the commencement of a civil action against a professional land surveyor or owner of real property if ten years has elapsed since the latter of the date of completion of a contract or final payment for land surveying work. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1506 → SB1506_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill expands protection for professional land surveyors by adding real property owners to the statute of repose. Originally, only surveyors were protected from lawsuits after ten years, but now property owners are also shielded from legal action if ten years have passed since the survey work was completed or paid for. The effective date was also changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include owners of real property alongside professional land surveyors as protected parties under the statute of repose.

ELIGIBILITY

Added protection for owners of real property to the statute of repose, previously only professional land surveyors were covered.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

SCOPE

Updated the bill title and description to reflect that both professional land surveyors and real property owners are now protected.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 442) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 9:50AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors