# Hawaii SB 2396: RELATING TO PROPERTY.

Hawaii SB 2396, RELATING TO PROPERTY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Les Ihara Jr. (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-28 (Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:30PM; CR 224.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2396
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO PROPERTY.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:30PM; CR 224.
- Sponsor: Les Ihara Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DCCA, OCP, Registry of Agents, Absentee Owners and Landlords, Condominium Associations, CPC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (135 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to establish and maintain a Registry of Agents available for public access on the Office of Consumer Protection's website. Requires an absentee owner or landlord to register any agents managing a property on the owner's or landlord's behalf with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Prohibits an absentee owner or landlord from designating a tenant as an agent. Requires members of a condominium association who live outside the State or on another island of the State from where the unit is located to provide the association's board with the contact information of a designated on-island agent for the unit, which shall be included on the address list maintained by the association. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Les Ihara Jr. (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-28: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:30PM; CR 224. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 724). (House)
- 2026-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; McKelvey Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Grandinetti, Pierick. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 508). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-07: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1813-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-07: 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) Lowen, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). (House)
- 2026-03-31: 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, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. (House)
- 2026-03-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to CPC, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 227) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2880) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: 48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: The committee(s) on CPN added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-04-26 9:35AM; CR 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_.PDF)
- SB2396_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2396_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_SD1_.HTM)

## 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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_.PDF)
- [SB2396_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2396_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2396_SD1_.HTM)

## 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 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-SB2396-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).