SB 416 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Summary

Prohibits rental agreements from prohibiting tenants from keeping pet animals in dwelling units, subject to certain conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB416 → SB416_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a Senate document to a Senate District 1 version, with metadata fields added and some formatting inconsistencies corrected. The core legislative content regarding pet ownership restrictions in Hawaii remains substantively unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and metadata updates.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from Senate format to SD1 format with metadata fields added

Effective date changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 2050'

Formatting inconsistencies in line numbers and spacing were corrected

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 509) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

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

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors