republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2026/hb-1824.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS."
description: "Allows small condominium associations with a building or buildings of no more than two stories to waive the requirement for the reserve study to be reviewed by an independent reserve study preparer if a majority of unit owners at a meeting approve the waiver and certain other requirements are met, but prohibits associations from waiving this requirement for consecutive three-year periods. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1824"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1824 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Condominium Associations", "Reserve Study", "Small Associations", "Waiver"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GARRETT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/637d9231-8d79-4999-9544-8f812789fde2"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1824&year=2026"
source_hash: "aa754c0395d174d6b8fbe1cf6a469942f7709ea683b0bdecf794bd574f86ac4b"
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 1824 (2026) — RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Allows small condominium associations with a building or buildings of no more than two stories to waive the requirement for the reserve study to be reviewed by an independent reserve study preparer if a majority of unit owners at a meeting approve the waiver and certain other requirements are met, but prohibits associations from waiving this requirement for consecutive three-year periods. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1824** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1824_.HTM)
2. **HB1824_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1824_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1824_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1824_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1824_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1824_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GARRETT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-05** Act 100, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1200). `became-law`
- **2026-06-05** Act 100, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1200). `became-law`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). `receipt`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2026-04-29** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 64-26).
- **2026-04-29** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 64-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-04-28** 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) Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-27** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 3:55PM in conference room 224.
- **2026-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725). `receipt`
- **2026-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; McKelvey Co-Chair; Awa.
- **2026-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Grandinetti, Pierick.
- **2026-04-16** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). `receipt`
- **2026-04-14** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-10** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 531) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2026-04-10** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-04-08** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-26.
- **2026-04-08** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-08** Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3507) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2026-03-24** 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, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-12** Referred to CPN. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 293). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** 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) Perruso excused (1).
- **2026-03-05** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 897-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2026-03-04** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-01-26** Referred to CPC, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-22** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/637d9231-8d79-4999-9544-8f812789fde2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).