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HB1749Introduced in the House

Relating To Cesspools.

Engrossed

Introduced by Mike Lee, District 50

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Beginning 1/1/2027, requires sellers to provide buyers with a cesspool disclosure form before the execution of a real estate purchase contract. Establishes standards for the cesspool disclosure form by 11/1/2026. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Where it stands

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

April 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, Unamended · April 7, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Angus McKelvey6Yes
Carol Fukunaga11Yes
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Brenton Awa23Absent
Jarrett Keohokalole24Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-29-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Chun, Quinlan.

  6. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 14-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  10. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 875-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 44).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to AEN/HHS, CPN/WAM.

  19. The committee(s) on AEN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  21. The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  22. Reported from AEN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3241) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.

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

  24. The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Richards.

  26. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  27. Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3699) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  28. One Day Notice 04-14-26.

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

  30. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 618) in amended form (SD 1).

  31. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Grandinetti, Perruso Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Matsumoto.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

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