STATE BILLHI HB 1721PASSED

Relating To Housing.

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)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 26, 2026; 139 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1721 · PassedJun 26

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Bill details

Last action: Act 177, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). · Jun 26, 2026

Bill history

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

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

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

May 5, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).House

May 1, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).Senate

May 1, 2026Deferred one day 05-06-26.House

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Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26Senate

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 16-26).Senate

Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.House

Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 16-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

Apr 24, 2026The 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.Senate

Apr 24, 2026The 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.House

Apr 23, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:10AM in conference room 224.House

Apr 22, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).House

Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella.Senate

Apr 21, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).Senate

Apr 21, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Cochran.House

Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate

Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 613) in amended form (SD 2).House

Apr 14, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 10, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3715) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Apr 7, 2026The 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.Senate

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 25, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.Senate

Mar 25, 2026Reported from EIG/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.Senate

Mar 19, 2026The 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.Senate

Mar 19, 2026The 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.Senate

Mar 16, 2026The committee(s) on EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.Senate

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

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 270).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed 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.House

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

Mar 6, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 5, 2026The 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.House

Mar 3, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 20, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Feb 20, 2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 681-26), recommending referral to JHA.House

Feb 18, 2026The 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.House

Feb 13, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 10, 2026Passed 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).House

Feb 9, 2026Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 110-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.House

Feb 4, 2026The 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.House

Jan 30, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1House

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 20, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded votes

Senate Housing: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 19, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 19, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 7, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · House · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Expedited Permits
Insurance
Additional Insureds
Indemnification
Certificates of Occupancy

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