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SB3140Introduced in the Senate

Relating To The State Fire Council.

Passed

Introduced by Ronald Kouchi, District 8

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Replaces the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the Department of Law Enforcement as the department responsible for budgeting administrative staffing for the State Fire Council. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 060, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160).

May 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · April 24, 2026

2

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

3 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 Inouye1Absent
Carol Fukunaga11Yes
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced.

  3. Passed First Reading.

  4. Referred to PSM, WAM.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  7. Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  8. The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  10. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2372) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  11. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

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

  13. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  14. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2837) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  15. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  16. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  17. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 116).

  18. Pass First Reading

  19. Referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

  22. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1258-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  23. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.

  26. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1542-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  27. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  28. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  30. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

  32. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2053-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  33. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  34. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  35. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 753).

  36. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  38. House Conferees Appointed: Lee, M., Poepoe, Templo Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  39. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  40. Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Inouye.

  41. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

  42. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 016.

  43. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

  44. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lee, M., Poepoe, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  45. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 33-26).

  46. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

  47. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 33-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  48. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  49. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

  50. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

  51. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

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

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

  54. Enrolled to Governor.

  55. Act 060, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160).

  56. Act 060, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160).

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