# Hawaii HB 1721: RELATING TO HOUSING.

Hawaii HB 1721, RELATING TO HOUSING., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Luke A. Evslin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Act 177, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1721
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO HOUSING.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-06-26, Act 177, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279).
- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Expedited Permits, Insurance, Additional Insureds, Indemnification, Certificates of Occupancy, EIG/HOU, CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (244 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certain certificate of occupancy requirements for purposes of expedited permits. Requires state or county inspectors to inspect all projects with expedited permits. Repeals 6/30/2031. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (51)

- 2026-06-26: Act 177, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). (Senate)
- 2026-06-26: Act 177, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1279). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-05: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Deferred one day 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 16-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 16-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Cochran; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-24: 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) Wakai, Chang, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 10:10AM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719). (House)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Evslin, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Cochran. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Chang, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 613) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3715) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: 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, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Reported from EIG/HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3198) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: The committee(s) on EIG/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 270). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to EIG/HOU, CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1196-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-03-05: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 681-26), recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-18: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-10: 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 none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-09: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 110-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-02-04: The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to HSG, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-20: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1721_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1721_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1721_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1721_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1721_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1279_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1721_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1721_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1721_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1721_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1721_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1721_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1279_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1721-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).