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HI SB 2237

died on adjournment

RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2237 pass?

No. HI SB 2237 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 (2026-02-19): The committee on PSM deferred the measure.

What is HI SB 2237 about?

Requires each state agency to create and regularly update a wildfire hazard map. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules. Specifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall clear brush present on state lands for more than sixty days through the Community Fuels Reduction Project. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to remove certain brush from high- and medium-risk wildfire areas on state lands. Requires reports to the Legislature.

Who sponsors HI SB 2237?

CHANG is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2237.

Description

Requires each state agency to create and regularly update a wildfire hazard map. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules. Specifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources shall clear brush present on state lands for more than sixty days through the Community Fuels Reduction Project. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to remove certain brush from high- and medium-risk wildfire areas on state lands. Requires reports to the Legislature.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-02-19 — The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • CHANGprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-19

    The committee on PSM deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-02-19

    The committee on WLA deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2026-02-19

    The committee on GVO deferred the measure.

    deferral

  4. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on WLA/PSM/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. 2026-01-26

    Referred to WLA/PSM/GVO, WAM.

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  7. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2237&year=2026

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