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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 31: RELATING TO PROPERTY.

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 31 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO PROPERTY. Primary sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Kurt Fevella (Republican), Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Joy San Buenaventura (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 3, 2025): Vetoed on 07/03/2025 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1404).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

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)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Kurt FevellaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Karl RhoadsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Joy San BuenaventuraPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Mike GabbardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Sharon MoriwakiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12

“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. Vetoed on 07/03/2025 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1404).
  2. Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1404).
  3. Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
  4. Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
  5. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
  6. Enrolled to Governor.
  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
  8. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none).
  9. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
  10. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 20).
  11. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
  12. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 20) as amended in (CD 1).

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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