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 Sta
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Officially: “RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.” Read the full text
2025-2026 biennium
What it does
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 equi
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Introduced. · Jan 23, 2026
Passed First Reading. · Jan 23, 2026
Referred to PSM. · Jan 28, 2026
The committee(s) on PSM will hold a public decision making on 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. · Feb 10, 2026
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 res · Feb 11, 2026
Re-Referred to PSM, WAM. · Feb 11, 2026
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2232) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to PSM. · Feb 12, 2026
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to PSM. · Feb 12, 2026
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft). · Feb 12, 2026
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 rese · Feb 18, 2026
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
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM. · Feb 20, 2026
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. · Feb 27, 2026
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, · Mar 3, 2026
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2938) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). · Mar 6, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. · Mar 6, 2026
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
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 275) in amended form (SD 3). · Mar 10, 2026
Pass First Reading · Mar 12, 2026
Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17 · Mar 12, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 12, 2026
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, · Mar 18, 2026
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
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, · Mar 23, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Apr 6, 2026
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, Le · Apr 8, 2026
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2100-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. · Apr 10, 2026
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 14, 2026
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 685). · Apr 16, 2026
Senate disagrees with House amendments. · Apr 16, 2026
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). · Apr 16, 2026
House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza. · Apr 21, 2026
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). · Apr 21, 2026
Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Inouye, DeCorte. · Apr 21, 2026
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720). · Apr 22, 2026
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; CR 016. · Apr 23, 2026
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. · Apr 24, 2026
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. · Apr 27, 2026
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. · Apr 29, 2026
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 016. · Apr 30, 2026
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:45 PM; Conference Room 016. · May 1, 2026
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) wi · May 1, 2026
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: n · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 138-26). · May 1, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 138-26) as amended in (CD 1). · May 1, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. · May 1, 2026
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. · May 6, 2026
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
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). · May 6, 2026
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). · May 8, 2026
Enrolled to Governor. · May 8, 2026
Act 078, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). · Jun 4, 2026
Act 078, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). · Jun 4, 2026
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Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).Senate · 2026-05-06 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 withHouse · 2026-05-06 · Aye(s) with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 0
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows:Senate · 2026-05-01 · Aye(s) 3, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-05-01 · Ayes 3, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Third Reading withHouse · 2026-04-14 · Aye(s) with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 1
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-04-08 · Ayes 16, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with noneHouse · 2026-03-23 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 6
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-18 · Ayes 9, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).Senate · 2026-03-10 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 0
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows:Senate · 2026-03-03 · Aye(s) 10, Aye(s) with reservations 2, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows:Senate · 2026-02-18 · Aye(s) 5, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 0
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in PSM were as follows:Senate · 2026-02-11 · Aye(s) 3, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Hawaii legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act 078, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1178). (Jun 4, 2026).