SB 1320 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS RELATED TO THE MAUI WILDFIRES.

Summary

Establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund to be administered by the Attorney General. Appropriates funds to fund the settlement of claims related to the 2023 Maui wildfires. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1320 → SB1320_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a draft legislative document into a formal Senate Bill (SD1) with a standardized header and metadata. The substantive text was updated to clarify that the settlement agreements were reached in November 2024, corrected a likely typo in the total settlement amount from '$4,037 billion' to '$4.037 billion', and added a specific requirement for the Attorney General to submit annual financial reports to the legislature.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Maui wildfires settlement, but the text now explicitly references the November 2024 agreement and clarifies the total financial commitment involved.

TECHNICAL

The document format was changed from a draft page layout to a formal Senate Bill (SD1) structure with metadata headers.

SCOPE

The text was updated to specify that the settlement agreements were reached in November 2024 and to correct the total settlement amount to $4.037 billion.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added mandating that the Attorney General submit an annual report on the trust fund's receipts and disbursements to the legislature.

TIMELINE

The effective date was set to April 23, 2057, which appears to be a placeholder or error that should be reviewed.

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

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 311) 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 JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 9:25AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors