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HB1777HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Housing.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes the Tenant Protection Working Group within the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to address certain tenant protection issues in the State. Requires the Tenant Protection Working Group to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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  • SB2957— Same As

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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 HHS

Companion measure: SB2957. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    5 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  3. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    10 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    47 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused

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

    6 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    46 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

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

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

  8. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1777
MemberHOU
HD2		HHS
HD2		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedExcused
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Excused
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1777
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD1)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeExcusedAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*AyeAyeExcusedAye*Dropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*Aye*Aye*Aye*
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044Aye*AyeAyeAyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Lisa KitagawaHD-048ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045Aye*Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House report adoption (HD1)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*Aye*Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeExcusedAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
23 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSG
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

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. Pending introduction.

  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, Grandinetti, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Kila, Muraoka; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa.

  6. Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 115-26) 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 Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-12-26 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: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tam.

  10. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 398-26), recommending referral to JHA.

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

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-26-26 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

  14. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1199-26) 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 287).

  18. Passed First Reading.

  19. Referred to HOU/HHS, WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on HOU/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 1:06PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  22. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

  23. Reported from HOU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3203) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

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