SB 1212 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION.

Summary

Requires at least two members of the Real Estate Commission to be licensed professional engineers or architects engaged in business in the State for three years immediately preceding the appointment. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1212 → SB1212_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands the Hawaii Real Estate Commission from nine to eleven members to include more expertise in high-rise building design and maintenance. It mandates that at least two of the new members must be licensed professional engineers or architects to better address deferred maintenance and insurability issues in older condominiums. The effective date of the law was changed to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to address structural repairs and insurability for condominiums built before 1980, which were previously not explicitly mentioned in the legislative findings.

REQUIREMENT

Added a legislative finding that more than half of the state's condominium buildings were built before 1980 and are facing deferred maintenance and insurability issues.

Changed the commission membership size from nine members to eleven members.

Added a requirement that at least two commission members must be licensed professional engineers or architects.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from 'upon approval' to July 1, 2050.

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

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPC, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 274) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Feb 14, 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

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPN.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors