Hawaii Senate Bill 825

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Beginning 2/5/2026, extends the period for a notice of termination of a rental agreement from 5 business days to 10 calendar days. Requires landlords to engage in mediation and delay filing an action for summary possession if a tenant schedules or attempts to schedule mediation. Requires landlords to provide specific information in the 10-calendar-day notice to tenants. Requires mediation to take place within 30 days from the date that a mediation center makes contact with both the landlord and tenant. Appropriates funds. Repeals 2/4/2027. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Relating To Eviction Mediation.

Sen. Troy Hashimoto [D]

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]

Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]

2025-02-19 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-04 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-19	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
2025-02-19	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-02-14	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-13	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
2025-02-13	Senate	Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 440) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
2025-02-04	Senate	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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.
2025-01-30	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23	Senate	Referred to CPN, WAM/JDC.
2025-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17	Senate	Introduced.

HB1433 (Same As) 2025-02-14 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kong, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=825&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB825_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB825_SD1_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB825_TESTIMONY_CPN_02-04-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/SB825_SD1_SSCR440_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB825_SD1_TESTIMONY_WAM-JDC_02-19-25_.PDF
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=825&year=2025