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Hawaii 2026

SB 154

RELATING TO EVICTION RECORDS.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Discriminatory Practices, Eviction Records, Landlord and Tenant, Real Estate Transactions, Sealed Court Records, Summary Possession
Introduced / first action
2025-01-13 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Requires that all court records of any eviction proceeding be sealed within specified timeframes upon resolution of the proceeding. Authorizes the court to seal certain eviction records prior to the expiration of these timeframes upon motion by a tenant who is able to demonstrate that certain conditions apply. Requires the clerk of the court to provide access to sealed eviction records to the tenant. Makes it a discriminatory practice to require a person to disclose a sealed eviction record as a condition of certain real property transactions. Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions against a person with a sealed eviction record.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over
  2. Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee
  3. Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1
  4. Pending Introduction.

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No recorded vote is supplied for this bill.

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