# Hawaii SB 2061: RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS.

Hawaii SB 2061, RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Stanley Chang (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-08 (Act 121, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2061-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2061
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-06-08, Act 121, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1221).
- Sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: HCDA, Affordable Housing, Ninety-Nine Year Leasehold Program, Condominium Units, Owner‑Occupied Residential Use, HSG, CPC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 11 (193 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More units reserved for income-qualified buyers: mixed, medium. At least 60% of the units must go to buyers whose income is no more than 140% of area median income. For the first 60 days after the initial offering, units are offered only to eligible buyers who plan to live there. The Hawaii Community Development Authority sets how long buyers must live in their…
- New limits for condo owners: mixed, medium. Buyers generally must be qualified Hawaii residents and use the unit as a home. The buyer and spouse generally cannot own other real property while the buyer owns the unit; rules may make exceptions to the residency and home-use requirements. If the buyer or spouse acquires other property, or the b…
- Prevailing wages for condo project workers: mixed, low. Design, development, and construction contracts for residential condominium units in an urban redevelopment site are exempt from state procurement rules under chapter 103D. Laborers and mechanics on these projects must still receive the prevailing wage. The law does not state the wage amount.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kurt Fevella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 6 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 43 | 7 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 45 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1221_.PDF)
- SB2061_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_CD1_.HTM)
- SB2061_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2061_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_HD2_.HTM)
- SB2061_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_SD1_.HTM)
- SB2061_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_SD2_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1221_.PDF)
- [SB2061_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB2061_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2061_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB2061_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB2061_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2061_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2061-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).