# Hawaii SB 2946: RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.

Hawaii SB 2946, RELATING TO FORECLOSURES., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-02-11 (The committee on CPN deferred the measure.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2946-2026
- 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 2946
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-02-11, The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judicial Foreclosures, Eligible Bidders, Subsequent Bids, CPN, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Specifies that a judicial foreclosure sale is not final until the earliest of either fifteen days after the public sale, unless an eligible bidder submits a subsequent bid or written notice of intent to submit a subsequent bid, or forty-five days after the public sale. Requires subsequent successful bidders to make a downpayment.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-11: The committee on CPN deferred the measure. (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to CPN, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2946_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2946_.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
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2946_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2946_.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-SB2946-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).