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HB1721HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Housing.

Last status update Jun 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certain certificate of occupancy requirements for purposes of expedited permits. Requires state or county inspectors to inspect all projects with expedited permits. Repeals 6/30/2031. (CD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by HSG
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by HOU
  5. SD2by CPN
  6. CD1by Conference

Decision stages

  1. House HSG committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  3. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    9 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    5 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 3 excused

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  8. Housing (HOU) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  10. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  11. House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  12. Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  13. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  14. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1721
MemberEIG
HD2		HOU
HD2		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeExcused
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
12 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEIG
HD2		HOU
HD2		CPN
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1721
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
24 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Conference
SD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

  6. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 110-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

  10. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 681-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

  14. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  16. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 270).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to EIG/HOU, CPN.

  20. The committee(s) on EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  22. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  23. Reported from EIG/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

  24. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

  25. The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  26. 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, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  27. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3715) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  28. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  29. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  30. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 613) in amended form (SD 2).

  31. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Cochran.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

  35. Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  36. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).

  37. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:10AM in conference room 224.

  38. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  39. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  40. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 16-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  41. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 16-26).

  43. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26

  44. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

  45. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

  46. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

  47. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  48. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  49. Transmitted to Governor.

  50. Act 177, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).

  51. Act 177, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).

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