Hawaii Senate Bill 179

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to CPN, JDC.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Clarifies the applicability of the statute of repose for actions arising from construction defects. Clarifies the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Amends the process and time frame for a claimant to accept a contractor's offer to settle or inspect and authorize the contractor to proceed with repairs. Limits the amount a claimant can recover if the claimant rejects a contractor's reasonable proposal for inspection or a reasonable offer to remedy. Clarifies the consequences of rejecting an offer of settlement.

Relating To Remedies.

Sen. Henry Aquino [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to CPN, JDC.
2025-01-15	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-13	Senate	Pending Introduction.

HB420 (Same As) 2025-01-28 - Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=179&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB179_.HTM