---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS."
description: "Allows neighborhood boards to discuss and receive information on matters raised by third-party reports from any government official not included in a publicly noticed agenda. Requires neighborhood boards to make decisions on matters raised by third-party reports from any government official at a later meeting where the agenda gives notice of decision-making on the matter. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 405"
citation: "Hawaii SB 405 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agenda", "Government Officials", "Meeting", "Neighborhood Board", "Third-Party Reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RHOADS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b62f6c0-9833-424d-8470-9e0b9fa34448"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=405&year=2025"
source_hash: "d529ff6e09e104a776ee9189be73887b03ce8bd599f455574db576be4196b547"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 405 (2025) — RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEETINGS.

Allows neighborhood boards to discuss and receive information on matters raised by third-party reports from any government official not included in a publicly noticed agenda. Requires neighborhood boards to make decisions on matters raised by third-party reports from any government official at a later meeting where the agenda gives notice of decision-making on the matter. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB405** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB405_.HTM)
2. **SB405_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB405_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB405_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB405_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB405_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB405_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RHOADS — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-05-19** Act 072, on 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). `became-law`
- **2025-05-19** Act 072, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1172). `became-law`
- **2025-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** 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). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-24** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 46) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-24** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-24** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 46).
- **2025-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Perruso, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2025-04-24** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-22** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016.
- **2025-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809). `receipt`
- **2025-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa.
- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Perruso, Shimizu.
- **2025-04-03** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 481). `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-03** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 435). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-04-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-03-31** 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) Cochran, Hussey, Lowen, Ward excused (4).
- **2025-03-31** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1722) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2025-03-14** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd, Garcia. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-14-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-03-06** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19 `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 151) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-03-04** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** One Day Notice 03-04-25.
- **2025-02-28** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 874) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-20** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 10:01AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
- **2025-02-12** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 315) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2025-02-04** The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-30** The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-04-25 3:00PM; CR 225. `deferral`
- **2025-01-28** The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 01-30-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225. `deferral`
- **2025-01-24** The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2025-01-21** Referred to GVO, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Introduced and passed First Reading. `introduction`
- **2025-01-14** Pending Introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b62f6c0-9833-424d-8470-9e0b9fa34448`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).