STATE BILLHI HB 1644ENGROSSED

Relating To Consumer Protection.

Requires purchase, lease, and power purchase agreements for residential solar energy devices to include a cover page with certain required disclosures. Requires any person or entity that markets, sells, leases, or solicits a residential solar energy device or markets, sells, or solicits power purchase agreements to comply with consumer protection laws. Prohibits any person or entity from installing, marketing, offering financing, or engaging in customer acquisition for a residential solar energy device without holding a contractor's license or having a contractual affiliation with a licensed contractor. Allows for rescission or cancellation of the agreement. Specifies that agreements in violation of the law are voidable. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 10, 2026; 247 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1644 · EngrossedMar 10

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Bill details

Last action: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. · Mar 30, 2026
Pending committee: Commerce and Consumer Protection

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3313) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.Senate

Mar 24, 2026The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.Senate

Mar 20, 2026The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:03PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to EIG, CPN/JDC.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 254).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House

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Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1043-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 26, 2026The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick.House

Feb 24, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 18, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

Feb 18, 2026Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 445-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.House

Feb 12, 2026The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Feb 6, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 1House

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 20, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded vote

Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 24, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

DCCA
Residential Solar Energy Devices
Consumer Protection
Contractors
Power Purchase Agreements
Agreement Cover Page
Disclosures
Voidable

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