---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CRIME."
description: "Clarifies that the definition of \"dwelling\", as it relates to offenses against property rights, includes multi-unit buildings and connected parking or storage areas that are restricted to residents. Allows the owner of a multi-unit building, an owner of an individual unit, a property manager, or an authorized representative of the condominium association to act as a complainant for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting an offense of burglary in the first degree in a multi-unit building. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 2532"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2532 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Burglary", "Dwelling", "Multi-Unit Building", "Restricted Areas"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "CHANG", "FEVELLA", "MCKELVEY", "MORIWAKI"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/432495f3-3cc5-4cf4-aece-a613dc4d2026"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2532&year=2024"
source_hash: "6e6144138b95f420627fb92c621809f5d8610e7b8095b49e0e1b633af123af4c"
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 2532 (2024) — RELATING TO CRIME.

Clarifies that the definition of "dwelling", as it relates to offenses against property rights, includes multi-unit buildings and connected parking or storage areas that are restricted to residents. Allows the owner of a multi-unit building, an owner of an individual unit, a property manager, or an authorized representative of the condominium association to act as a complainant for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting an offense of burglary in the first degree in a multi-unit building. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB2532** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2532_.HTM)
2. **SB2532_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2532_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2532_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2532_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2532_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2532_SD1_.HTM)
5. **SB2532_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2532_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- AQUINO — primary (person)
- CHANG — primary (person)
- FEVELLA — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- MORIWAKI — primary (person)
- Elefante — cosponsor (person)
- Keohokalole — cosponsor (person)
- Kidani — cosponsor (person)
- San Buenaventura — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-07-09** Act 240, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345). `became-law`
- **2024-07-09** Act 240, on 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345). `became-law`
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Martinez, Nakashima excused (3). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 62-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 62-24).
- **2024-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-24** 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, McKelvey, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-23** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-24 2:05PM; Conference Room 224.
- **2024-04-18** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 759). `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Takayama, Souza.
- **2024-04-16** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 684). `receipt`
- **2024-04-16** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; McKelvey, Fevella.
- **2024-04-02** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 355). `receipt`
- **2024-04-02** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 502). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-04-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Gates, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-28** 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) Gates, Ichiyama, Kila, Lowen, Tam excused (5).
- **2024-03-28** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1557-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-03-15** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ilagan, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Miyake, Souza. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-15-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-11** Re-referred to JHA, referral sheet 20 `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Referred to HSG, JHA, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 144) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** 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. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2968) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2024-02-29** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-23** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-29-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2024-02-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2375) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2024-02-06** The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-02** The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-24 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to CPN, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/432495f3-3cc5-4cf4-aece-a613dc4d2026`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).