Legislative record

HB 982STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO WILDFIRES.

Establishes a working group within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to conduct a study concerning the creation of a Wildfire Recovery Fund. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Voted 12/8/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

44 yea·0 nay·8 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 3/21/2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  3. 3/21/2025Reported from CPN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1343) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  4. 3/20/2025The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
  5. 3/20/2025The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  6. 3/14/2025The committee(s) on CPN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  7. 3/6/2025Referred to CPN/EIG, WAM.
  8. 3/6/2025Passed First Reading.
  9. 3/6/2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 312).
  10. 3/4/2025Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Garcia, Iwamoto, La Chica, Poepoe voting no (6) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.