# Hawaii SB 253: RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM RESERVES.

Hawaii SB 253, RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM RESERVES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-21 (House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Pierick.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 253
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM RESERVES.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-21, House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Pierick.
- Sponsor: Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Condominiums, Budget Summaries, Condominium Associations, Boards of Directors, Compliance, Standing, Good Faith Defense, Burden of Proof, CPC, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (149 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a detailed budget summary to contain all required information without referring the reader to other portions of the budget or reserve study. Excludes the good faith defense for associations whose boards adopt a budget that omits the required detailed budget summary. Clarifies a unit owner's standing and the association's burden of proving substantial compliance. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jarrett Keohokalole (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Pierick. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: House Conferee(s) discharged. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Conferee(s) discharged. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). (House)
- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Todd Co-Chairs; Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811). (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 633). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2035), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-02: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1295) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-03-12: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. (House)
- 2025-03-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 115) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 907) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) San Buenaventura; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 508) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: 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, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 02-07-25 9:46AM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Re-Referred to CPN, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_.PDF)
- SB253_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_HD1_.HTM)
- SB253_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_SD1_.HTM)
- SB253_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_SD2_.HTM)

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- 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)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_.PDF)
- [SB253_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB253_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB253_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB253_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)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB253-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).