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HB1900HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Remedies.

Last status update Jan 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Prohibits actions based on a building code violation unless the violation was a material violation of the building code. Specifies that claimants must comply with the Contractor Repair Act and bars persons from joining a class action for failure to comply with the Contractor Repair Act. Repeals the requirement that inspections and testing be completed within nine months. Deletes duplicative language for when persons may accept a settlement offer. Limits the amount a claimant can recover if the claimant rejects a contractor's reasonable proposal for inspection or a reasonable offer to remedy. (HD1)

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  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by CPC

Decision stages

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

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

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

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

House members along the path

37 more House members only counted as floor ayes

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

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

  6. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 201-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Amato voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

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