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SB2061Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Residential Condominiums.

Passed

Introduced by Stanley Chang, District 9

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Clarifies the Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program by: (1) allowing the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prohibit renting, advertising for rent, or using for any other purpose other than owner-occupied residential use a residential condominium unit, by rule, rather than statutorily; (2) exempting the design, development, and construction contracts from procurement requirements, subject to prevailing wage requirements for laborers and mechanics; (3) requiring HCDA to adopt rules to implement an initial sales period during which residential condominium units are offered only to eligible buyers for owner-occupied residential use; (4) authorizing the sale of a residential condominium unit that is not subject to an income restriction and was not sold within a certain period to be sold to other buyers, as determined by rule by HCDA, without an owner-occupancy requirement; (5) requiring HCDA to adopt rules that require at least sixty per cent of residential condominium units to be income restricted; and (6) requiring HCDA to establish rules to require buyback pricing similar to other state agencies' existing pricing formulas. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 121, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221).

June 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · April 29, 2026

2

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

3 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
Stanley Chang9Yes
Jarrett Keohokalole24Absent
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to WLA/HOU, CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on WLA/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  7. Reported from WLA/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2597) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

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

  9. The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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

  11. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2917) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 160) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HSG, CPC, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-20-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-25-26.

  19. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick; and Excused: none.

  21. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1517-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  22. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-09-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Kong; and Excused: none.

  25. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2124-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  27. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Kong, Muraoka voting no (7) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  28. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 617).

  29. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  30. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  31. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  32. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  33. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs.

  34. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  35. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:45AM in conference room 224.

  36. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:45AM in conference room 224.

  37. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole.

  38. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Matayoshi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  39. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 83-26).

  40. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  41. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 83-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  42. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  43. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  44. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, Kong, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0).

  45. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  46. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  47. Enrolled to Governor.

  48. Act 121, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221).

  49. Act 121, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221).

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