SB 2959

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 30, 2026.

Residential Landlord-Tenant Code; Application Screening; Comprehensive Reusable Tenant Screening Report; OCP; DCCA.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-2959
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee CPN
Senate in_committee 2026-01-30
Housing
Summary

Beginning 11/1/2026, requires landlords to accept comprehensive reusable tenant screening reports, if made available by an applicant, and prohibits application fees in such case.

Sponsor
Angus L.K. McKelvey
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-30 Status in_committee
2026-01-30 Latest Action Referred to CPN.
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