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Bill RELATING TO REMEDIES. 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) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2025 HB 420 Hawaii HB 420 (2025)
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Construction Defect
Contractor Repair Act
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TAM
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Hawaii HB 420 (2025) — RELATING TO REMEDIES.

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)

Version chain

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

  1. HB420 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB420_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB420_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB420_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB420_HD3 (committee substitute) — source
  6. HB420_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  7. HB420_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — 250 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 52 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 50 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • EVSLIN — primary (person)
  • KILA — primary (person)
  • KITAGAWA — primary (person)
  • KUSCH — primary (person)
  • TAM — primary (person)
  • Matayoshi — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-07-09 Act 308, on 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1421). became-law
  • 2025-07-09 Act 308, 07/09/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1421). became-law
  • 2025-05-01 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 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 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. 41).
  • 2025-04-24 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
  • 2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 41) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2025-04-23 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.
  • 2025-04-23 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. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-22 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 1:35PM; Conference Room 224.
  • 2025-04-17 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 826). receipt
  • 2025-04-17 Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, Richards, Awa.
  • 2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
  • 2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Miyake, Pierick.
  • 2025-04-11 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). receipt
  • 2025-04-10 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2025-04-08 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 632) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2025-04-08 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
  • 2025-04-04 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
  • 2025-04-04 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1840) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2025-04-03 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. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-28 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-21 Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1336) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  • 2025-03-19 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. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-14 The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-19-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. deferral
  • 2025-03-07 The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2025-03-06 Referred to CPN, JDC. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 233). introduction, receipt
  • 2025-03-04 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. passage
  • 2025-02-28 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
  • 2025-02-28 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1162) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2025-02-26 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. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-26-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-02-14 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).
  • 2025-02-14 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 787) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
  • 2025-02-12 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. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-10 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-02-06 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
  • 2025-02-06 Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 220) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
  • 2025-01-31 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. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-01-28 Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2025-01-21 Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
  • 2025-01-17 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-01-16 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/51d4ac5c-e9c8-4f4e-9591-096e861b5aa5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).