In one paragraph
Hawaii's Senate Bill 157 (2025), as amended in SD 2, would have made it unlawful for a software or data analytics service to collect rent, supply or lease-date data from two or more landlords, process it with computation (including to train an algorithm) and recommend rents, and for two or more landlords to engage in consciously parallel pricing coordination. Penalties would have reached $100,000 for individuals and $1,000,000 for entities. It passed the Senate March 4, 2025, was carried over to 2026 and not enacted. It stated a July 1, 2050 effective date.
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What it means for business
None: the bill was not enacted. If enacted, rental pricing software or data services and landlords sharing pricing data would have faced antitrust liability.
Key provisions
- Would have made it unlawful for a 'coordinator' to perform a coordinating function or facilitate an agreement among rental owners restricting competition, and for two or more owners to engage in consciously parallel pricing coordination
- 'Coordinating function' includes collecting prices, supply or lease dates from two or more owners, analyzing them with software or a process that uses computation, including to train an algorithm, and recommending rents, lease renewal terms or occupancy levels
- Would have added the section to the penalty provision, section 480-16: individuals up to $100,000, up to three years in prison or both; entities up to $1,000,000
- Would have required the Attorney General to run a public education program and adopt rules, and eased the pleading standard for civil complaints
- Passed the Senate March 4, 2025; referred in the House to CPC, JHA, FIN March 6, 2025; carried over to the 2026 session December 8, 2025; stated effective date July 1, 2050; the 2026 House bill HB 2611 carried the same measure and also died
Latest legislative action
Dec 8, 2025. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 12)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| CHANG | Primary |
| GABBARD | Primary |
| Ihara | Primary |
| KEITH-AGARAN | Primary |
| Kidani | Primary |
Roll call votes (showing 3 of 4)
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Mar 4, 2025
25 yea0 nayPassed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Feb 26, 2025
13 yea0 nayPassed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Feb 26, 2025
5 yea0 nayPassed
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