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Yes: 140 • No: 0
HawaiiSB 26452025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate
RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
Sponsored By: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic)
Passed
Summary
Establishes the State Fire Code as the minimum statewide standard for fire safety. Prohibits the counties from adopting, amending, or enforcing any ordinance, rule, or code provision that is less restrictive than the State Fire Code. Establishes the State Fire and Life Safety Special Fund. Limits the frequency of fire and safety inspections at state facilities by the Office of the State Fire Marshal to no more than once every three years. Amends Act 302, SLH 2025, by replacing two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions for fire inspectors and three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) positions for fire investigators with four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) positions for assistant fire marshals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
GovernorOffice of the State Fire MarshalFire PreventionState Fire CodeState Fire and Life Special FundInspectionsState FacilitiesPositionsAppropriationsPBS, FIN
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Dru Mamo Kanuha
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/14/2026
House Floor Vote
Yes: 50 • No: 0
House vote • 3/23/2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN...
Yes: 45 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/10/2026
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2026
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/18/2026
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/11/2026
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS...
Yes: 3 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.
4/24/2026SenateConference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; CR 016.
4/23/2026SenateReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
4/22/2026HouseHouse Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.
4/21/2026HouseReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
4/21/2026SenateSenate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte.
4/21/2026SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 685).
4/16/2026SenateSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/16/2026SenateReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
4/16/2026HousePassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
4/14/2026HouseReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2100-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/10/2026HouseThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
4/8/2026HouseBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
4/6/2026HouseReported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
3/23/2026HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe, Quinlan excused (6).
3/23/2026HouseThe committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
3/18/2026HousePass First Reading
3/12/2026HouseReferred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17
3/12/2026HouseBill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/12/2026HouseReport Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
3/10/2026SenateReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 275) in amended form (SD 3).
3/10/2026HouseReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2938) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).
3/6/2026Senate48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
3/6/2026SenateThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
3/3/2026SenateThe committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2/27/2026Senate
Bill Text
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