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Votes at a glance: Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, Feb. 14, 2025
Summary
Summary of committee outcomes for measures on the Feb. 14 agenda, including pass, defer and amendment actions recorded in decision making.
This is a concise summary of formal committee actions taken at the Feb. 14, 2025 meeting of the Hawaii Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
SB 1137 — Insurance (rate‑change notices): Passed with amendments adopting the insurance commissioner’s proposed technical changes; defective effective date set to July 1, 2050. Outcome: approved. Recorded: Chair Keohokalole and Vice Chair Fukunaga voted aye; senators present voted to adopt.
SB 293 — Real property disclosures (USPS delivery): Deferred. Outcome: postponed.
SB 752 — Insurance (cancellation/nonrenewal notice): Passed with amendments adopting attorney general recommended changes; defective effective date July 1, 2050. Outcome: approved.
SB 1575 — Insurance (allowing authorized insurers to offer building/hurricane insurance at lesser rates than prior surplus lines): Passed with amendments; defective effective date July 1, 2050. Outcome: approved.
SB 1046 — Condominiums (managing‑agent reporting): Deferred to Feb. 21, 2025 at 09:45 AM for further review and definition work. Outcome: postponed.
SB 1050 — Captive insurance (examination exemption): Deferred to Feb. 21, 2025 at 09:45 AM to allow negotiation between industry and regulators on criteria and safeguards. Outcome: postponed.
SB 1212 — Real Estate Commission membership: Passed with amendments clarifying the preamble, expanding the commission to 11 members and creating two licensed architect/engineer seats; defective effective date July 1, 2050. Outcome: approved.
SB 1366 — Interest on insurance proceeds held by mortgage servicers: Passed with amendments adopting DCCA post‑amendments; defective effective date July 1, 2050. Outcome: approved.
SB 1367 — Installment loans (statutory consistency and fee proration): Passed with amendments adopting DCCA changes; defective effective date July 1, 2050. Outcome: approved.
Votes recorded in the transcript were delivered as voice roll calls at the chair’s prompting. Several measures were adopted by unanimous consent of members present. Where roll‑call tallies were recorded verbally, the transcript records the chair and vice chair voting aye and other named senators also recorded as voting aye.
