STATE BILLHI SB 2645PASSED

Relating To Fire Prevention.

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)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 4, 2026; 161 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI SB 2645 · PassedJun 4

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Bill details

Last action: Act 078, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). · Jun 4, 2026

Sponsor

DKDru KanuhaSenator · Democrat · SD-003Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 4, 2026Act 078, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178).House

Jun 4, 2026Act 078, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178).Senate

May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Senate

May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House

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May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 138-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.Senate

May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 138-26).Senate

May 1, 2026The 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

May 1, 2026The 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

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:45 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 30, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 29, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 27, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 24, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 23, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; CR 016.Senate

Apr 22, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).House

Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte.Senate

Apr 21, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).Senate

Apr 21, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.House

Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House

Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate

Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 685).Senate

Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

Apr 10, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2100-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Apr 8, 2026The 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

Apr 6, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 23, 2026Passed 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

Mar 23, 2026Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1319-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Mar 18, 2026The 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

Mar 12, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Mar 12, 2026Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17House

Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse

Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 275) in amended form (SD 3).House

Mar 10, 2026Report 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

Mar 6, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2938) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).Senate

Mar 3, 2026The 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

Feb 27, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Feb 20, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.Senate

Feb 20, 2026Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2503) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.Senate

Feb 18, 2026The 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

Feb 12, 2026The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).Senate

Feb 12, 2026Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to PSM.Senate

Feb 12, 2026Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2232) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to PSM.Senate

Feb 11, 2026Re-Referred to PSM, WAM.Senate

Feb 11, 2026The 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

Feb 10, 2026The committee(s) on PSM will hold a public decision making on 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate

Jan 28, 2026Referred to PSM.Senate

Jan 23, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Jan 23, 2026Introduced.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments And Be RecommittedFeb 11, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 18, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 3, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Fire Prevention
Office of the State Fire Marshal
Positions
Governor
State Fire Code
State Fire and Life Special Fund
Inspections
State Facilities
Appropriations ($)

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