2025 Regular SessionHawaii Legislature

SB31: Relating To Property.

Legislative Summary

Authorizes a person who discovers a recorded discriminatory restrictive covenant to take certain actions, without liability, to invalidate the covenant. Defines discriminatory restrictive covenant. (CD1)

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/16/2025
Referred to HOU, CPN/JDC.
Senate
1/27/2025
The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/30/2025
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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino.
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 138) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.
Senate
2/10/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:10AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/21/2025
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, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/21/2025
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, San Buenaventura.
Senate
2/28/2025
Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 895) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
2/28/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 69) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1354) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1767) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 564).
Senate
4/8/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/8/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Grandinetti, Muraoka.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).
Senate
4/16/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Keohokalole, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Fevella.
Senate
4/16/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 224.
Senate
4/21/2025
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Keohokalole, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/21/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Poepoe, Grandinetti, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 20).
Senate
4/24/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
Senate
4/24/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 20) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/21/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/21/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments
2/21/2025
2
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments
2/21/2025
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Housing: Passed, With Amendments
1/30/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Amended
Bill Text4/24/202516.0 KB
Amended
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Amended
Bill Text2/28/202516.6 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/7/202516.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/202516.2 KB
Misc
Misc4/24/202579.2 KB
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Misc
Misc3/19/2025384.6 KB
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