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 Dec 8, 2025
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This bill significantly expands the eligibility criteria for tenants receiving free legal aid, raising the income threshold from 80% to 250% of the federal poverty level. It also updates the effective date of the law to July 1, 3000, and includes minor formatting adjustments to the text.
Scope change
The bill broadens the scope of the program to include a much larger population of tenants by increasing the income limit.
ELIGIBILITY
Increased the income threshold for eligible tenants from 80% to 250% of the applicable federal poverty level.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.
TECHNICAL
Updated internal document headers, file paths, and metadata fields related to the bill's administrative tracking.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
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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