SB 2433 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Summary

Expands the uses of the Condominium Education Trust Fund to include educational resources for condominium unit owners in condominium governance. Requires the Real Estate Commission to ensure the interests of condominium unit owners are represented in certain activities funded by the Condominium Education Trust Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Apr 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2433_HD2 → SB2433_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to strengthen protections for condominium unit owners by clarifying that the Real Estate Commission must adopt specific rules to safeguard their rights, rather than just ensuring their interests are recognized. The changes also update the effective date of the legislation from the distant year 3000 to 2050, making the law immediately applicable in the future.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly require the Real Estate Commission to adopt rules protecting unit owners' rights in governance, and the entity responsible for ensuring owner representation was clarified as the 'real estate commission'.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement for the commission to 'adopt rules' to ensure rights are safeguarded, replacing the previous language that only required ensuring interests were 'recognized and safeguarded' in programs.

Added a new subsection requiring the real estate commission to adopt rules specifically protecting the rights of condominium unit owners for purposes of condominium governance.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date of the act from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050.

DEFINITION

Refined the stated purpose of the act to explicitly recognize that unit owners bear financial consequences of governance decisions, such as assessments and maintenance fees.

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

Amendments

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:15PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:15PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:15PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 224.

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 659).

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1486-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 24, 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, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 54) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2629) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

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

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to CPN, WAM.

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors