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SB2645 • 2026

RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

Budget
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
KANUHA
Last action
2026-05-08
Official status
Enrolled to Governor.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
  • Governor; Office of the State Fire Marshal; Fire Prevention; State Fire Code; State Fire and Life Special Fund; Inspections; State Facilities; Positions; Appropriations ($) 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 and Unknowns

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Amendments

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CD1

13

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: SB2645 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2645 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2645 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 3 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.
HD1

1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: SB2645 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2645 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2645 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 3 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.
SD3

11

Hawaii published version SD3

Plain English: SB2645 SD3 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2645 SD3 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2645 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 3 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
SD1

3

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB2645 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2645 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2645 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
Hawaii published version SD1_PROPOSED

Plain English: 2026-0894 SB2645 SD1 SMA.

  • 2026-0894 SB2645 SD1 SMA.
  • THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2645 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
SD2

7

Hawaii published version SD2

Plain English: SB2645 SD2 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2645 SD2 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2645 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 2 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
Hawaii published version SD2_PROPOSED

Plain English: 2026-0894 SB2645 SD1 SMA(A).

  • 2026-0894 SB2645 SD1 SMA(A).
  • THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2645 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-08 S

    Enrolled to Governor.

  2. 2026-05-08 S

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  3. 2026-05-06 H

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  4. 2026-05-06 H

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  5. 2026-05-06 S

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  6. 2026-05-01 H

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  7. 2026-05-01 H

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 138-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  8. 2026-05-01 S

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  9. 2026-05-01 S

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 138-26).

  10. 2026-05-01 H

    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.

  11. 2026-05-01 S

    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.

  12. 2026-05-01 S

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:45 PM; Conference Room 016.

  13. 2026-04-30 S

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.

  14. 2026-04-29 S

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.

  15. 2026-04-27 S

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.

  16. 2026-04-24 S

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.

  17. 2026-04-23 S

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; CR 016.

  18. 2026-04-22 H

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

  19. 2026-04-21 S

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte.

  20. 2026-04-21 S

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

  21. 2026-04-21 H

    House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.

  22. 2026-04-16 H

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  23. 2026-04-16 S

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  24. 2026-04-16 S

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 685).

  25. 2026-04-14 H

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  26. 2026-04-10 H

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2100-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-08 H

    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.

  28. 2026-04-06 H

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. 2026-03-23 H

    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).

  30. 2026-03-23 H

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  31. 2026-03-18 H

    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.

  32. 2026-03-12 H

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-12 H

    Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17

  34. 2026-03-12 H

    Pass First Reading

  35. 2026-03-10 H

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 275) in amended form (SD 3).

  36. 2026-03-10 S

    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.

  37. 2026-03-06 S

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  38. 2026-03-06 S

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2938) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).

  39. 2026-03-03 S

    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.

  40. 2026-02-27 S

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  41. 2026-02-20 S

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.

  42. 2026-02-20 S

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2503) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.

  43. 2026-02-18 S

    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.

  44. 2026-02-12 S

    The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).

  45. 2026-02-12 S

    Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to PSM.

  46. 2026-02-12 S

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2232) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to PSM.

  47. 2026-02-11 S

    Re-Referred to PSM, WAM.

  48. 2026-02-11 S

    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.

  49. 2026-02-10 S

    The committee(s) on PSM will hold a public decision making on 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  50. 2026-01-28 S

    Referred to PSM.

  51. 2026-01-23 S

    Passed First Reading.

  52. 2026-01-23 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
Governor; Office of the State Fire Marshal; Fire Prevention; State Fire Code; State Fire and Life Special Fund; Inspections; State Facilities; Positions; Appropriations ($)
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)

Current Bill Text

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SB2645

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2645

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

rELATING
TO
FIRE
PREVENTION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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The purpose of this Act is to effectuate the
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The Hawaii
Revised Statutes is amended to conform to the purpose of this Act.

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This Act shall
take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

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Description:

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