SB 436 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.

SB 436 limits the State Fire Marshal to serving no more than three terms in office. This bill directly affects the individual holding the State Fire Marshal position by imposing a term limit. The key provision states that no person may serve as State Fire Marshal for more than three terms, effective July 1, 2050. The bill does not alter current officeholders' terms but sets a future restriction for all subsequent appointments.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025

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SB436 → SB436_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document structure to a digital template format with metadata headers, while the substantive policy content regarding the State Fire Marshal's office remained largely unchanged. The most significant policy change is the effective date modification from immediate enactment to July 1, 2050, which delays when the new term limit provisions take effect.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it still establishes the State Fire Marshal office within the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and sets term limits - but the implementation timeline has been extended significantly.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 2050, creating a 25-year delay before the new term limit provisions for the State Fire Marshal take effect.

TECHNICAL

The document format was converted from traditional legislative markup to a digital template structure with metadata headers, though this appears to be a formatting change rather than a substantive policy modification.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 18

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 41) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 351) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 1 co-sponsor