Hawaii House Bill 1338

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: House Housing Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits a landlord from terminating certain tenancies without just cause. Requires a landlord to provide relocation assistance or waive the last month's rent when terminating a tenancy for no-fault just cause. Restricts how much and how often a landlord may increase an existing tenant's rent. Establishes the Hawaii rent board to oversee annual rent increases and conduct rental arbitrations, mediations, and investigative hearings on reports of wrongful evictions, and publish a tenant bill of rights. Requires a landlord to provide a tenant with the tenant bill of rights. Establishes a rent stabilization special fund, to be funded by a separate fee assessed on rental units to support the activities of the Hawaii rent board.

Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code.

Rep. Amy Perruso [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Elle Cochran [D]	Rep. Ernesto Ganaden [D]
Rep. Jeanne Kapela [D]	Rep. May Mizuno [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-01-30	House	Referred to HSG, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
2023-01-25	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

HB1338 (Carry Over) 2023-01-30 - Referred to HSG, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
SB1463 (Same As) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1338&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1338_.HTM