Legislative record

SB 698STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODES.

Requires all newly constructed single-family residences and apartment buildings located within specified geographic areas to be built to withstand certain categories of hurricanes and to contain residential safe rooms with attached bathrooms. Effective 1/1/2026.

Voted 12/8/2025

Roll-call record

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Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 1/23/2025Referred to PSM, WAM.
  3. 1/17/2025Passed First Reading.
  4. 1/17/2025Introduced.