SB 156

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: January 30, 2025.

Affordable Housing; Notice; Eligible Parties; Matched Agreement of Sale.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-156

Session 2026

Status failed

Committee HOU, CPN/JDC

Senate failed 2025-01-30

Housing

Summary

Requires certain landlords to provide a specified notice to a tenant regarding the tenant's potential right to purchase the property, under certain conditions. Allows tenants, families, local governments, affordable housing nonprofits, and community land trusts forty-five days to match or beat the best bona fide offer to buy an eligible affordable housing property.

Sponsor

Stanley Chang

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2025-01-30	Status	failed
2025-01-30	Latest Action	The committee on HOU deferred the measure.

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