2025 Regular SessionHawaii Legislature

HB850: Relating To Condominiums.

Legislative Summary

Clarifies an association board's authority with respect to calling electronic meetings, electronic voting, and mail voting. Clarifies that, in condominium elections, cumulative voting rights apply to all candidates regardless of whether they are nominated. Clarifies that individual votes are used in cumulative voting. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 811) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 293).
Senate
3/6/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to CPN.
Senate
3/14/2025
The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/20/2025
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/1/2025
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1490) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
4/1/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Senate
4/1/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 04-03-25.
Senate
4/3/2025
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 554) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559).
Senate
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Chun, Pierick.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Senate
4/16/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; McKelvey Co-Chair; Fevella.
Senate
4/16/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 224.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments
3/20/2025
3
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Linda Ichiyama
Linda Ichiyama
Democrat

Documents

Amended
Bill Text3/31/202521.6 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/26/202521.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/202523.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/31/202575.0 KB
Misc
Misc3/20/20251238.8 KB
Misc
Misc2/26/2025411.4 KB
Misc
Misc2/20/20251612.6 KB