Rooted in Hawaiʻi. Built for participation.
govotency.
← All legislation
HB982HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Wildfires.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

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)

Source summary of the imported measure. Amendments can change the wording; read a specific version for its complete provisions.

Read the latest imported text

Read the full bill at its source ↗
Source: legiscan· Loaded Oct 30, 2026· Snapshot export date not suppliedOriginal record ↗

Bill text and versions

Drafts can change as a measure moves through the Legislature. Check the version attached to a recorded vote.

Related measures

  • SB1201— Same As
  • HB982— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by EEP
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. HD3by FIN
  5. SD1by EIG

Companion measures: SB1201, HB982. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House EEP committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  3. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    8 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    7 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  5. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    45 aye · 2 no · 4 excused

  6. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3

    14 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  7. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    42 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 6 no · 2 excused

  8. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB982
MemberCPN
HD3		EIG
HD3		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Excused
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB982
MemberEEP
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Elle CochranHD-014AyeExcusedExcusedNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeExcusedNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*AyeNoAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeExcusedNoAye → No at House third reading (HD3)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeExcusedAye
Terez AmatoHD-011NoNoNo
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeExcusedAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcusedAyeExcused
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeExcusedAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcusedExcusedExcusedExcused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
11 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEEP
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

Your district, this measure

Your lawmakers and participating residents.

Match an address to see your state lawmakers' recorded votes on this bill. This address is used for matching and is not saved with a pilot response.

Enter your street number and street name, plus your city or ZIP code. Hawaiʻi is supported first.

No special formatting needed. Example: 415 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Your search address isn’t saved to your account. Privacy details

Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EEP/PBS, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

  4. Re-referred to EEP, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6

  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-25 at 11:30AM.

  7. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-05-25 11:30AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

  9. Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 230) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.

  10. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

  11. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Thursday, 02-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.

  13. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem, Garcia, Shimizu.

  14. Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 776) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  15. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

  18. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1015) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  19. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  20. Passed 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.

  21. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 312).

  22. Passed First Reading.

  23. Referred to CPN/EIG, WAM.

  24. The committee(s) on CPN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  25. The 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.

  26. The 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.

  27. Reported from CPN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1343) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  29. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Bill sponsors