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HI HB1324

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tina Grandinetti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the judiciary to contract with designated nonprofit organizations or clinical training programs to provide free legal services to residential tenants facing eviction proceedings

  • Eligible residential tenants earning at or below 250% of the federal poverty level qualify for full legal representation throughout the entire eviction proceeding; tenants above this threshold receive limited pro-bono assistance with document preparation

  • Authorizes attorneys, paralegals, and law students to represent tenants in district court eviction cases, with paralegals and law students permitted to appear without the supervising attorney physically present

  • Appropriates unspecified general fund amounts for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for the judiciary to contract for representation services

  • Effective date of July 1, 3000 (placeholder date indicating fiscal implications require further negotiation)

Legislative Description

Relating To Landlord-tenant Disputes.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce2/6/2025
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs1/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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