Beginning 5/1/2024, allows a landlord or landlord's agent to charge an application screening fee for certain applicants at the time a rental application is processed for a dwelling unit; requires the landlord or landlord's agent to provide a receipt for payment of the application screening fee and a breakdown of the fee; and requires the landlord or landlord's agent to return any unauthorized fee amounts to the applicant. Requires the office of consumer protection to produce and make available informational materials and publicize requirements regarding application fees and related rights and obligations. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 930 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
Beginning 5/1/2024, allows a landlord or landlord's agent to charge an application screening fee for certain applicants at the time a rental application is processed for a dwelling unit; requires the landlord or landlord's agent to provide a receipt for payment of the application screening fee and a breakdown of the fee; and requires the landlord or landlord's agent to return any unauthorized fee amounts to the applicant. Requires the office of consumer protection to produce and make available informational materials and publicize requirements regarding application fees and related rights and obligations. (CD1)
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2023-07-05 Act 200, on 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). became-law
2023-05-04 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). receipt
2023-05-02 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). receipt
2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (3) and none excused (0). passage
2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 39) as amended in (CD 1).
2023-04-27 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 39).
2023-04-26 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Sayama, Aiu, Marten, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-04-26 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 901). receipt
2023-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 882). receipt
2023-04-11 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2023-04-11 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 701). introduction, receipt
2023-04-06 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2023-04-03 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1882) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-03-28 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Onishi. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-28-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-21 Passed 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) Quinlan excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-21 Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1398) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2023-03-17 The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Aiu, Evslin, Kitagawa, Marten, Onishi, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-15 Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-17-23 9:30AM in House conference room 312 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-09 Referred to HSG, CPC, referral sheet 17 referral-committee
2023-03-09 Pass First Reading reading-1
2023-03-07 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 311) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
2023-03-07 Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. passage
2023-03-03 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
2023-03-03 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-03 Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 824) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2023-02-07 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
2023-02-03 The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-23 9:15AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2023-01-27 Referred to CPN. referral-committee
2023-01-23 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2023-01-20 Introduced. introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6d5ada1e-afb3-4d3b-a7ce-ce2b79d4f557. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).