---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE."
description: "Updates the Uniform Probate Code by reducing the number of required publications of a notice to creditors by a trustee to once a week for two successive weeks, consistent with amendments made by Act 158, SLH 2023, to publication requirements applicable to probate matters generally."
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1915"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1915 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judiciary Package", "Uniform Probate Code"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/427efe04-0554-4d46-9887-290333efac1c"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1915&year=2024"
source_hash: "a288ce8f85205418e5e36fd37bbd51afde551ea0d17e883946792e9f77d15d8e"
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 HB 1915 (2024) — RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE.

Updates the Uniform Probate Code by reducing the number of required publications of a notice to creditors by a trustee to once a week for two successive weeks, consistent with amendments made by Act 158, SLH 2023, to publication requirements applicable to probate matters generally.

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1915** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1915_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SAIKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-18** Act 007, 04/18/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). `became-law`
- **2024-04-18** Act 007, on 04/18/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1107). `became-law`
- **2024-04-09** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 490).
- **2024-04-09** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** One Day Notice 04-09-24.
- **2024-04-05** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3676) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-04-02** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 04-02-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. `deferral`
- **2024-03-15** The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-21-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. `deferral`
- **2024-03-13** Re-Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-24 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to JDC, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-01** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 24). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Holt excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Gates, Kapela, Perruso, Woodson excused (6).
- **2024-02-21** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 623-24), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-01-31** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-29** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 01-31-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/427efe04-0554-4d46-9887-290333efac1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).