Senate panels pass rent‑to‑own bill with amendment excluding ceded lands
Senators amended and passed SB 2,071 to clarify eligible rent‑to‑own units and to limit 99‑year lease language to non‑ceded land; the measure also replaces a 5‑year fixed sales price with a flexible option period. The amendment responded to Sierra Club and Native Hawaiian concerns.
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The joint session of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection and the Senate Committee on Housing voted to pass SB 2,071 with amendments after testimony and redrafting addressing Native Hawaiian land concerns.
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