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SB146Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Condominiums.

Engrossed

Introduced by Jarrett Keohokalole, District 24

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends the conditions and procedures of alternative dispute resolution methods for condominium-related disputes, including the use of evaluative mediation or binding arbitration. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)

Where it stands

Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

April 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended · February 21, 2025

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.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Absent
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPN.

  4. Re-Referred to CPN, JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-07-25 9:46AM; Conference Room 229.

  7. The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-12-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & videoconference.

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

  9. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 663) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  11. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  12. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  13. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 961) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  14. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

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

  16. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 101) in amended form (SD 1).

  17. Pass First Reading

  18. Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 19

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

  21. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:05PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Tam, Pierick.

  23. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1504) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  24. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. 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, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  27. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2041) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.

  29. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  30. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 630).

  31. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).

  33. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa.

  34. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811).

  35. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  36. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

  37. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  38. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  39. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  40. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  41. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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