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HI SB 17

died on adjournment

RELATING TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 17 pass?

No. HI SB 17 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-16): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 600).

What is HI SB 17 about?

Establishes the Wildfire Mitigation Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to provide administrative support to the working group. Appropriates funds. Revises the appropriations made by Act 302, SLH 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 17?

INOUYE is the primary sponsor of HI SB 17.

Description

Establishes the Wildfire Mitigation Working Group. Requires a report to the Legislature. Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshal to provide administrative support to the working group. Appropriates funds. Revises the appropriations made by Act 302, SLH 2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-04-16 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 600).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • INOUYEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 600).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  3. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  5. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2146-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-04-08

    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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-06

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

  8. 2026-03-24

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1342-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  9. 2026-03-24

    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) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

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  10. 2026-03-19

    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  13. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  15. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 137) in amended form (SD 2).

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  16. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2943) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  17. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  18. 2026-03-04

    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, 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-03-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  20. 2026-02-20

    Reported from PSM/WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2563) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  21. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  22. 2026-02-18

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

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  24. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

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  25. 2026-02-10

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  26. 2026-02-10

    The committee on PSM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  27. 2026-02-08

    The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  28. 2026-02-04

    The committee(s) on WLA deferred the measure until 02-13-26 1:00PM; CR 224 & Videoconference.

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  29. 2026-02-04

    The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 02-09-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  30. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on PSM/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-01-21

    Re-Referred to PSM/WLA, WAM.

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  32. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  33. 2025-01-16

    Referred to PSM/WTL, WAM.

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  34. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  35. 2025-01-08

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C: not voting
    • DeCorte: not voting
  • The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-18 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Chang: not voting
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-19 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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