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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS."
description: "Clarifies the Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program by: (1) allowing the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prohibit renting, advertising for rent, or using for any other purpose other than owner-occupied residential use a residential condominium unit, by rule, rather than statutorily; (2) exempting the design, development, and construction contracts from procurement requirements, subject to prevailing wage requirements for laborers and mechanics; (3) requiring HCDA to adopt rules to implement an initial sales period during which residential condominium units are offered only to eligible buyers for owner-occupied residential use; (4) authorizing the sale of a residential condominium unit that is not subject to an income restriction and was not sold within a certain period to be sold to other buyers, as determined by rule by HCDA, without an owner-occupancy requirement; (5) requiring HCDA to adopt rules that require at least sixty per cent of residential condominium units to be income restricted; and (6) requiring HCDA to establish rules to require buyback pricing similar to other state agencies' existing pricing formulas. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2061"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2061 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Affordable Housing", "Condominium Units", "HCDA", "Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program", "OwnerOccupied Residential Use"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CHANG", "FEVELLA", "KIDANI"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe80d650-d3b7-43c1-892a-19b099d4972e"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2061&year=2026"
source_hash: "5f98c6c87cce81581aabe8242854c04042e328c25244d4bac74a6a66faa93f7c"
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 2061 (2026) — RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS.
Clarifies the Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program by: (1) allowing the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prohibit renting, advertising for rent, or using for any other purpose other than owner-occupied residential use a residential condominium unit, by rule, rather than statutorily; (2) exempting the design, development, and construction contracts from procurement requirements, subject to prevailing wage requirements for laborers and mechanics; (3) requiring HCDA to adopt rules to implement an initial sales period during which residential condominium units are offered only to eligible buyers for owner-occupied residential use; (4) authorizing the sale of a residential condominium unit that is not subject to an income restriction and was not sold within a certain period to be sold to other buyers, as determined by rule by HCDA, without an owner-occupancy requirement; (5) requiring HCDA to adopt rules that require at least sixty per cent of residential condominium units to be income restricted; and (6) requiring HCDA to establish rules to require buyback pricing similar to other state agencies' existing pricing formulas. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB2061** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_.HTM)
2. **SB2061_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2061_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2061_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB2061_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_SD1_.HTM)
6. **SB2061_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **92** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **72** (pass) · lower
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **250** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- CHANG — primary (person)
- FEVELLA — primary (person)
- KIDANI — primary (person)
- Moriwaki — cosponsor (person)
- San Buenaventura — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-06-09** Act 121, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221). `became-law`
- **2026-06-09** Act 121, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221). `became-law`
- **2026-05-08** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **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 Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, Kong, Muraoka voting no (6) 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** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 83-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **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. 83-26).
- **2026-04-29** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Matayoshi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2026-04-29** 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) Lee, C., Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-28** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 10:45AM in conference room 224.
- **2026-04-27** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 10:45AM in conference room 224.
- **2026-04-21** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718). `receipt`
- **2026-04-21** Senate Conferees Appointed: Lee, C. Chairs; Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs.
- **2026-04-20** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787). `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Pierick.
- **2026-04-16** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). `receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-16** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 617). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-04-14** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Kong, Muraoka voting no (7) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
- **2026-04-10** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2124-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-04-09** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Kong; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 04-09-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-03-30** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1517-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2026-03-25** 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, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-03-20** The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-25-26. `deferral`
- **2026-03-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 03-20-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-03-12** Referred to HSG, CPC, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 160) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-03-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
- **2026-03-06** Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2917) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2026-02-26** 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2026-02-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20** Reported from WLA/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2597) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
- **2026-02-17** The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Hashimoto, Elefante, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-13** The committee(s) on WLA/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2026-01-22** Referred to WLA/HOU, CPN. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced and passed First Reading. `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Pending Introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe80d650-d3b7-43c1-892a-19b099d4972e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).