Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1777
RELATING TO HOUSING.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- HUSSEY (Democratic)
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes the Tenant Protection Working Group within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to address certain tenant protection issues in the State. Requires the Tenant Protection Working Group to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 19, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 21, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1 - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 4, 2026 · House
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila, Muraoka; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 115-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tam. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 398-26), recommending referral to JHA. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 26, 2026 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1199-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 287). - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to HOU/HHS, WAM. - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HOU/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 1:06PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from HOU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3203) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.