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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 2347: RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 2347 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE. Primary sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): House Conferees Appointed: Grandinetti Chair; Tam, Pierick.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires the Office of Consumer Protection to periodically publish an accessible, multilingual notice of tenant rights. Requires the notice to be included in the informational handbook on the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code maintained by the Office. Requires a landlord to provide a tenant with a copy of the most recent notice of tenant rights in the tenant's preferred language, if available, and subjects the landlord to a fine for failure to do so. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House Conferees Appointed: Grandinetti Chair; Tam, Pierick.
  2. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
  3. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 646).
  4. Senate disagrees with House amendments.
  5. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
  6. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
  7. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1968-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
  9. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  10. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  11. Pass First Reading
  12. Referred to CPC, referral sheet 17

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source