# Hawaii SB 2645: RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

Hawaii SB 2645, RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Act 078, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2645
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-06-03, Act 078, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178).
- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Governor, Office of the State Fire Marshal, Fire Prevention, State Fire Code, State Fire and Life Special Fund, Inspections, State Facilities, Positions, Appropriations, PBS, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (221 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## 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)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger fire code rules statewide: benefit, medium. The State Fire Code sets Hawaii’s minimum fire and life safety rules. Counties cannot adopt or enforce weaker rules. County changes must be at least as strict, address local conditions, and receive written approval from the Office of the State Fire Marshal before adoption or enforcement.
- More state fire marshal resources: benefit, low. The law creates a State Fire and Life Safety Special Fund for prevention, training, planning, outreach, and related work. It can receive grants, donations, recoveries, interest, and legislative appropriations. Unspent money stays in the fund at year-end. The law also provides $2.212 million for eac…
- New schedules for fire inspections: mixed, low. County fire chiefs inspect buildings and premises, except public thoroughfares, private home interiors, and state facilities. County inspections must happen at least once every five years, or more often as needed. The State Fire Marshal inspects state facilities based on risk and occupancy type. Th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 44 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (54)

- 2026-06-03: Act 078, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: Act 078, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:45 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 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) Fukunaga, Elefante, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Morikawa, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 138-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 138-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-30: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; CR 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720). (House)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 685). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2100-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-08: The 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. (House)
- 2026-04-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Passed 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). (House)
- 2026-03-18: The 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. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Report 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. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 275) in amended form (SD 3). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2938) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: The 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. (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2503) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2232) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to PSM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to PSM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft). (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Re-Referred to PSM, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: The committee(s) on PSM will hold a public decision making on 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to PSM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Passed First Reading. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1178_.PDF)
- SB2645_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_CD1_.HTM)
- SB2645_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2645_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD1_.HTM)
- SB2645_SD1_PROPOSED: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- SB2645_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD2_.HTM)
- SB2645_SD2_PROPOSED: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD2_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- SB2645_SD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD3_.HTM)

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- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1178_.PDF)
- [SB2645_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB2645_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2645_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB2645_SD1_PROPOSED (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- [SB2645_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD2_.HTM)
- [SB2645_SD2_PROPOSED (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD2_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- [SB2645_SD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2645_SD3_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2645-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).