STATE BILLHI HB 1749ENGROSSED

Relating To Cesspools.

Beginning 1/1/2027, requires sellers to provide buyers with a cesspool disclosure form before the execution of a real estate purchase contract. Establishes standards for the cesspool disclosure form by 11/1/2026. Establishes penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 5, 2026; 252 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1749 · EngrossedMar 5

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Last action: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). · Apr 20, 2026

Bill history

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Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate

Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Grandinetti, Perruso Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Matsumoto.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. 618) in amended form (SD 1).House

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

Apr 10, 2026One Day Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3699) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

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Apr 7, 2026The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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 7, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Richards.Senate

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

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

Mar 30, 2026Reported from AEN/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3241) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM.Senate

Mar 23, 2026The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Senate

Mar 23, 2026The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Senate

Mar 20, 2026The committee(s) on AEN/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Referred to AEN/HHS, CPN/WAM.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 44).Senate

Mar 5, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 5, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 875-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 2, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.House

Feb 27, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 20, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Feb 20, 2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 673-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House

Feb 12, 2026The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.House

Feb 10, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 4, 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 Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).House

Feb 4, 2026Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 14-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.House

Jan 29, 2026The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Chun, Quinlan.House

Jan 26, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 01-29-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

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

Jan 22, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 21, 2026Pending IntroductionHouse

Recorded votes

Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 23, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 23, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedApr 7, 2026 · Senate · 11 yea · 0 nayPassed

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

Subjects

Cesspools
Penalties
Cesspool Disclosure Form

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