HB 420

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 06, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 08, 2025
  • Became Law Jul 09, 2025

Relating To Remedies.

Abstract

Clarifies that the statute of repose applies to contract, tort, and statutory claims. Clarifies the required contents of a notice of claim of a construction defect served on a contractor. Clarifies the process and time frame by which a claimant may accept or reject a contractor's offer to settle and authorize repairs. Clarifies the mediation process for construction defect claims. Clarifies the statute of limitation or repose for construction defect claims. (CD1)

Bill Sponsors (6)

Votes


Actions


Jul 09, 2025

Senate

Act 308, 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1421).

House

Act 308, on 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1421).

May 02, 2025

Senate

Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).

May 01, 2025

House

Transmitted to Governor.

House

Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).

Apr 30, 2025

House

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).

Senate

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

Apr 24, 2025

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25

Senate

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 41).

House

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

House

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 41) as amended in (CD 1).

Apr 23, 2025

Senate

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

House

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Miyake, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

Apr 22, 2025

Senate

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 1:35PM; Conference Room 224.

Apr 17, 2025

House

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826).

Senate

Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, Richards, Awa.

Apr 15, 2025

Senate

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

Apr 14, 2025

House

House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Miyake, Pierick.

Apr 11, 2025

Senate

Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

Apr 10, 2025

House

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

Apr 08, 2025

House

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 632) in amended form (SD 2).

Senate

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

Apr 04, 2025

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

Senate

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1840) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

Apr 03, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Mar 28, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

Mar 21, 2025

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Senate

Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1336) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

Mar 19, 2025

Senate

The 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, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

Mar 14, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-19-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Mar 07, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Mar 06, 2025

Senate

Referred to CPN, JDC.

  • Referral-Committee
Commerce and Consumer Protection Judiciary

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 233).

Mar 04, 2025

House

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Belatti, Garcia, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Muraoka voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

Feb 28, 2025

House

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

House

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1162) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

Feb 26, 2025

House

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa.

Feb 21, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-26-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 14, 2025

House

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Perruso, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

House

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 787) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

Feb 12, 2025

House

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Marten; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Lowen, Tam.

Feb 10, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 06, 2025

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce

House

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 220) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

Jan 31, 2025

House

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa.

Jan 28, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Housing Consumer Protection & Commerce Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Jan 17, 2025

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 16, 2025

House

Pending introduction.

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