Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 2645
RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- KANUHA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
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. (CD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 12:03 AM.
Actions
- Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Referred to PSM. - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM will hold a public decision making on 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
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. - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Re-Referred to PSM, WAM. - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2232) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to PSM. - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to PSM. - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft). - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
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. - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2503) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM. - Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM. - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
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. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2938) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
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. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 275) in amended form (SD 3). - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
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. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Mar 23, 2026 · House
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). - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
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. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2100-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 685). - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). - Apr 21, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720). - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; CR 016. - Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:45 PM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 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) Fukunaga, Elefante, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. - May 1, 2026 · House
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. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 138-26). - May 1, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. - May 1, 2026 · House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 138-26) as amended in (CD 1). - May 1, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. - May 6, 2026 · House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - May 6, 2026 · House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). - May 8, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled to Governor. - Jun 4, 2026 · Senate
Act 078, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). - Jun 4, 2026 · House
Act 078, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178).