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Hawaii 2026

SB 179

RELATING TO REMEDIES.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-18 19:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Contractor Repair Act, Inspection, Limitations on Recovery, Notice of Claim, Rejection of Claims, Repair, Statute of Repose
Introduced / first action
2025-01-13 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Clarifies the applicability of the statute of repose for actions arising from construction defects. Clarifies the required contents of a notice of claim of construction defect served on a contractor. Amends the process and time frame for a claimant to accept a contractor's offer to settle or inspect and authorize the contractor to proceed with repairs. Limits the amount a claimant can recover if the claimant rejects a contractor's reasonable proposal for inspection or a reasonable offer to remedy. Clarifies the consequences of rejecting an offer of settlement. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 507) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  3. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

    passage, reading-2, referral-committee

  4. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  7. Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  8. Pending Introduction.

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