Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 8, 2026.
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)
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-05-08 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-05-08 | Latest Action | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). |