HB 1776 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Summary

Beginning 7/1/2027, requires the Office of Consumer Protection to publish an accessible, multilingual notice of tenant rights online. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Apr 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1776_HD2 → HB1776_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to simplify the Office of Consumer Protection's duties by removing the requirement for landlords to provide tenant rights notices in tenants' preferred languages. The version also removed the proposed fine for non-compliance and restructured the funding section to explicitly allocate money for creating and translating the notice, while maintaining the original effective date of July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed by eliminating the requirement for landlords to provide notices in tenants' preferred languages and removing the enforcement mechanism (fine) for failing to do so.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the mandate requiring landlords to provide the tenant rights notice in the tenant's preferred language upon signing a lease.

Changed the Office of Consumer Protection's duty from periodically publishing the notice to creating it and making it available online starting July 1, 2027.

ENFORCEMENT

Deleted the section establishing a monetary fine for landlords who fail to provide the notice.

FISCAL

Replaced the deleted landlord fine section with a specific appropriation of funds for the Office of Consumer Protection to develop the notice and cover translation services.

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

Apr 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3322) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

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

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 47).

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Gedeon, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 472-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 108-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPC, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

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