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SB2645Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Fire Prevention.

Passed

Introduced by Dru Kanuha, District 3

What does this bill do?

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Official 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)

Where it stands

Act 078, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178).

June 4, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · May 1, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

4 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Carol Fukunaga11Yes
Brandon Elefante16Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Absent

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM.

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

  5. 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.

  6. Re-Referred to PSM, WAM.

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

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

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

  10. 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.

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

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

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

  14. 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.

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

  16. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  17. 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.

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

  19. Pass First Reading

  20. Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17

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

  22. 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.

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

  24. 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).

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

  26. 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.

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

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

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

  30. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  42. 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.

  43. 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.

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

  45. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  52. Enrolled to Governor.

  53. Act 078, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178).

  54. Act 078, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178).

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