RELATING TO THE COUNTIES.
HB 1861 would authorize counties to sell property owned by individuals who owe unpaid civil fines (such as traffic or municipal penalties) through non-judicial foreclosure, meaning without court involvement. This process would allow counties to collect the outstanding fines directly by selling the property, subject to specific legal conditions. The bill does not change the types of fines or the individuals required to pay them, but alters how counties can recover the debt. Currently pending in committee review, the bill has not yet become law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Last action Feb 17, 2026
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This bill revision updates administrative details, including the bill title and author information, and adjusts numerical values likely representing internal tracking codes or dates. It also modifies the effective date of the legislation to July 1, 3000, and adds a note regarding the sale of property at market value with revenue refunds to owners.
Scope change
The bill's scope of authority regarding county civil fines and property foreclosure remains unchanged; the revision focuses on procedural updates and a future-dated effective clause.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', and a specific note was added stating the measure is effective 7/1/3000.
TECHNICAL
Numerical values throughout the document were altered, likely representing updated internal bill tracking numbers, revision identifiers, or metadata.
A parenthetical note '(HD1)' was added to the summary description, indicating this is the House of Representatives version of the bill.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 339-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Poepoe; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ikaika Olds
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
Sean Quinlan
DDemocratic
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