SB 3140: DLE; DLIR; State Fire Council

Current Status:

Passed

(2026-05-29: Act 060, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

What does this bill do?

Moves the State Fire Council’s budgeting and responsibility for paying its staff from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Department of Law Enforcement. It covers meeting costs and the salaries of the council’s administrator and administrative assistant.

Version:

Replaces the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the Department of Law Enforcement as the department responsible for budgeting administrative staffing for the State Fire Council. (CD1)

Version:

SB3140 CD1

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3140
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		C.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 132-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

"(c) The budgetary requirements for conducting meetings and other related functions of the state fire council, including the salaries of the administrator and administrative assistant, shall be included in the budget of the [~~department of labor and industrial relations.~~] department of law enforcement."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

DLE; DLIR; State Fire Council

Description:

Replaces the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the Department of Law Enforcement as the department responsible for budgeting administrative staffing for the State Fire Council. (CD1)

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

Date	Status
May 29, 2026	Act 060, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160).
May 29, 2026	Act 060, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1160).
May 7, 2026	Enrolled to Governor.
May 8, 2026	Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
May 6, 2026	Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
May 5, 2026	Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).
May 1, 2026	Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).
May 1, 2026	Deferred one day 05-06-26.
Apr 29, 2026	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.
Apr 29, 2026	Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 33-26) as amended in (CD 1).
Apr 29, 2026	48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.
Apr 29, 2026	Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 33-26).
Apr 24, 2026	The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lee, M., Poepoe, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Apr 24, 2026	The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
Apr 23, 2026	Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 2:30PM; Conference Room 016.
Apr 20, 2026	Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
Apr 20, 2026	Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Lee, C. Co-Chairs; Inouye.
Apr 20, 2026	Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
Apr 20, 2026	House Conferees Appointed: Lee, M., Poepoe, Templo Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
Apr 16, 2026	Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
Apr 16, 2026	Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Apr 16, 2026	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 753).
Apr 14, 2026	Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
Apr 10, 2026	Deferred one day 04-14-26.
Apr 10, 2026	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2053-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 7, 2026	The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
Apr 2, 2026	Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Apr 2, 2026	The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
Mar 31, 2026	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 30, 2026	Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
Mar 30, 2026	Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1542-26), recommending referral to FIN.
Mar 24, 2026	The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.
Mar 20, 2026	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 20, 2026	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
Mar 20, 2026	Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1258-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
Mar 17, 2026	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
Mar 12, 2026	Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 10, 2026	Referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16
Mar 10, 2026	Pass First Reading
Mar 6, 2026	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 116).
Mar 6, 2026	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
Mar 5, 2026	One Day Notice 03-06-26.
Mar 5, 2026	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2837) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Mar 3, 2026	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
Feb 27, 2026	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 18, 2026	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
Feb 18, 2026	Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2372) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
Feb 11, 2026	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
Feb 10, 2026	The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 10, 2026	Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
Feb 8, 2026	The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 6, 2026	The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:15PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 2, 2026	Referred to PSM, WAM.
Jan 28, 2026	Introduced.
Jan 28, 2026	Passed First Reading.
Jan 26, 2026	Pending Introduction.

Date	Description	Location	Votes
May 6, 2026	Final Reading	House Floor	52 0 0 Passed
May 1, 2026	Final Reading	Senate Floor	24 0 1 Passed
Apr 14, 2026	Third Reading	House Floor	52 0 0 Passed
Apr 7, 2026	The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED	House Standing Committee on Finance	15 0 1 Passed
Mar 24, 2026	The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED	House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs	9 0 1 Passed
Mar 17, 2026	The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS	House Standing Committee on Labor	5 0 1 Passed
Mar 6, 2026	Third Reading	Senate Floor	24 0 1 Passed
Mar 3, 2026	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED	Senate Standing Committee on Ways and Means	12 0 1 Passed
Feb 11, 2026	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED	Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs	4 0 1 Passed
Feb 11, 2026	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED	Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs	4 0 1 Passed

Key

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Against

Did Not Vote

This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.

Positions by individuals are not included.

* Testimony in a hearing

** Position recorded in bill analysis

*** Position recorded in written testimony

Organization	Position	Date
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations	*** Support	Apr 2, 2026
Department of Law Enforcement	*** Support	Apr 2, 2026
Honolulu Fire Department	*** Support	Mar 24, 2026
State Fire Council	*** Support	Apr 2, 2026

* Testimony in a hearing

** Position recorded in bill analysis

*** Position recorded in written testimony

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2837

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3140

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3140 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to assign fiscal responsibility for the State Fire Council, including responsibility for budgeting and administrative staffing, to the Department of Law Enforcement, rather than the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Office of the State Fire Marshal.

Your Committee finds that this measure will align fiscal responsibility for the State Fire Council with the intent of Act 302, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025, which transferred the State Fire Council and State Fire Marshal to the Department of Law Enforcement for administrative purposes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3140 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

________________________________

DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2372

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3140

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3140 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to replace the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the Department of Law Enforcement as the department responsible for budgeting administrative staffing for the State Fire Council.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Office of the State Fire Marshal.

Your Committee finds that the State Fire Council has important safety responsibilities related to fire protection and prevention throughout the State. These public safety responsibilities are closely aligned with the responsibilities of the Department of Law Enforcement, which also maintains statewide public safety. Additionally, the Department of Law Enforcement has supported recent legislative initiatives to establish the Office of the State Fire Marshal as an attached agency to the Department. Transferring administrative and budgetary responsibility for the State Fire Council from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to the Department of Law Enforcement, as this measure does, would support public safety, improve decision-making capacity, promote accountability, streamline communication, decrease costs, and reduce duplicative public safety efforts.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3140 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs,

________________________________

CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair

Date	Testimony PDF
Apr 2, 2026	SB3140_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_04-02-26_.PDF
Mar 24, 2026	SB3140_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_03-24-26_.PDF
Mar 16, 2026	SB3140_TESTIMONY_LAB_03-17-26_.PDF
Mar 3, 2026	SB3140_TESTIMONY_WAM_03-03-26_.PDF
Feb 11, 2026	SB3140_TESTIMONY_PSM_02-11-26_.PDF

Discussed in Hearing

4MIN

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SB 3140: DLE; DLIR; State Fire Council

Current Status:

What does this bill do?

Conference Committee

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Labor

House Standing Committee on Labor