---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION."
description: "Specifies the allowable fire protection systems certifications that an individual may obtain."
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 148"
citation: "Hawaii SB 148 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Fire Council Package", "Fire Protection Systems Certifications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/663a38de-db86-4793-90ed-a79b0cbd28dd"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=148&year=2019"
source_hash: "dbc03f8092c6708d46066f79ede6d0456fdf9543f41801d50da20b7eb2cd2844"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 148 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.

Specifies the allowable fire protection systems certifications that an individual may obtain.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB148_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2019-01-18** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Referred to PSM, CPH. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2019-02-12** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Baker, Harimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 564) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPH.
- **2019-02-15** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPH.
- **2019-02-20** The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 02-26-19 9:30AM in conference room 229.
- **2019-02-22** The committee on CPH has rescheduled its decision making to 02-26-19 9:00AM in conference room 229.
- **2019-02-26** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, L. Thielen, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ruderman. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 907) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-01** One Day Notice 03-05-19.
- **2019-03-05** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 55). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to CPC, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-12-19 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2019-03-12** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Aquino, Cabanilla Arakawa, Cachola, Har, Kong, Mizuno, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Belatti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1559), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2019-03-21** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Holt, Tokioka, Yamane excused (5).
- **2019-03-22** Deferred one day 03-25-19.
- **2019-03-25** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Creagan, Eli, Holt, Nakamura, Quinlan excused (6). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-03-27** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 508). `introduction`
- **2019-03-27** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-15** Act 004, on 04/12/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105). `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Act 004, 04/12/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/663a38de-db86-4793-90ed-a79b0cbd28dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).