HB 1158 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO FIREFIGHTING AT COMMERCIAL HARBORS.

Summary

Limits civil liability of individuals who render firefighting services with a firefighting vessel at any of the State's commercial harbors or roadsteads, any commercial harbor or waterfront improvement belonging to or controlled by the State, or any vessel within a commercial harbor or roadstead to only damages resulting from an individual's gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Mar 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1158 → HB1158_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to clarify that liability protections only apply to individuals rendering firefighting services using a firefighting vessel, rather than any person. Additionally, the effective date of the law was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The scope of protection is now limited specifically to those operating firefighting vessels, excluding other forms of firefighting assistance.

ELIGIBILITY

Added the requirement that services must be rendered with a 'firefighting vessel' to qualify for liability protection.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000'.

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 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRS/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3102) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

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..

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Lee, C..

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TRS/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-26 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to TRS/PSM, JDC.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA/PSM, JDC.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 339).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 457), recommending referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Ichiyama.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 108) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, Miyake, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to TRN, PBS, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors