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SB2396HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Property.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to establish and maintain a Registry of Agents available for public access on the Office of Consumer Protection's website. Requires an absentee owner or landlord to register any agents managing a property on the owner's or landlord's behalf with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Prohibits an absentee owner or landlord from designating a tenant as an agent. Requires members of a condominium association who live outside the State or on another island of the State from where the unit is located to provide the association's board with the contact information of a designated on-island agent for the unit, which shall be included on the address list maintained by the association. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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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. SD1by CPN
  3. HD1by CPC

Decision stages

  1. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  3. House CPC committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  4. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  5. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2396
MemberCPN
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
20 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPN
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2396
MemberCPC
SD1		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeExcused
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031ExcusedAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedExcusedAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023ExcusedAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
36 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPC
SD1		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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 passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on CPN added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-04-26 9:35AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2880) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  8. 48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.

  9. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  10. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 227) in amended form (SD 1).

  11. Pass First Reading

  12. Referred to CPC, referral sheet 17

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 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, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

  15. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1813-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  16. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Olds, Quinlan excused (3).

  17. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  18. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 508).

  19. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  20. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

  21. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Grandinetti, Pierick.

  22. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

  23. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; McKelvey Co-Chair; Awa.

  24. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 724).

  25. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:30PM in conference room 224.

  26. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  27. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:30PM; CR 224.

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