# Hawaii SB 385: RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.

Hawaii SB 385, RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Act 161, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 385
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-06-03, Act 161, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261).
- Sponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Condominiums, Condominium Associations, Governing Documents, Electronic Copies, CPC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (192 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Requires condominium associations to provide electronic copies of their governing documents, as amended or restated, to unit owners or their authorized agents, upon request, at no cost. Repeals the authority of condominium associations to charge a reasonable fee for administrative costs associated with the handling of a request for association documents. (CD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free online documents for condo owners: benefit, low. Condominium associations must give unit owners or their authorized agents a free electronic copy of the governing documents upon request. These include the declaration, bylaws, restrictions, and house rules, as amended or restated. For other covered document requests, associations may charge reason…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Samantha DeCorte (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kurt Fevella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donna Mercado Kim (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2025-06-03: Act 161, 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261). (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Act 161, on 06/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1261). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 24). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 24) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-22: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 1:30PM; Conference Room 224. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; McKelvey Co-Chair; Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 829). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Chun, Iwamoto, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 577). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela, Marten excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1747) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-02: 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) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-03-25: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to CPC, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 149) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 798) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (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)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1261_.PDF)
- SB385_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_CD1_.HTM)
- SB385_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_HD1_.HTM)
- SB385_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1261_.PDF)
- [SB385_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB385_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB385_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB385_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB385-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).