Hawaii House Bill 1511
Session 2026
Relating To Consumer Protection.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 5, 2026
First Action
Jan 14, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1511
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
LEE
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Primary
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Primary
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Prohibits entities from distributing unsolicited mail or electronic mail that employs high pressure tactics or is reasonably likely to cause a consumer to believe that the sender is affiliated with another entity that the sender is not actually affiliated with and the entity is asking the recipient to pay for goods, services, or forms of legal authorization, including but not limited to vehicle warranties, service contracts, home warranties, and government-issued licenses or registrations, unless certain disclosures are met. Makes contracts that fail to meet disclosure requirements voidable at the option of the consumer. (CD1)
HB1511_CD1
HB1511_HD2
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06/05/2026
Senate
Act 088, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).
06/05/2026
House
Act 088, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
House
Transmitted to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 62-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 62-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
04/27/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/27/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:30PM in conference room 224.
04/23/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
04/22/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa.
04/21/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Pierick.
04/21/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).
04/17/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
04/16/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/14/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
04/14/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 575) in amended form (SD 1).
04/10/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3752) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 04-14-26.
04/01/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
03/30/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
03/25/2026
Senate
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3182) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
03/25/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
03/18/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
03/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
03/12/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 233).
03/12/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/12/2026
Senate
Referred to CPN, JDC.
03/10/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
03/06/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1109-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
03/03/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
02/27/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/20/2026
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 675-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
02/20/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
02/10/2026
House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/06/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/26/2026
House
Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1
01/21/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/14/2026
House
Prefiled.
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HI Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 8:54:17 AM
Record Updated
Jun 6, 2026 5:53:04 AM