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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION."
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description: "Increases the maximum fine for violations of the fire protection laws. Specifies that each day a violation exists or continues to exist shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Raises the criminal penalty for the offense of arson in the fourth degree to a class C felony if the offense was committed during the time period and within the geographic area in which a red flag warning was in effect. Provides that the state of mind requirement with respect to the attendant circumstance that the red flag warning was in effect is negligence. (SD1)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 1842"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 1842 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Arson", "Criminal Penalties", "Fire Protection Laws", "Red Flag Warning", "Strict Liability", "Wildfire Prevention Working Group"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["AIU", "ALCOS", "AMATO", "BELATTI", "CHUN", "COCHRAN", "EVSLIN", "GANADEN", "GARCIA", "GARRETT", "GATES", "HASHEM", "HOLT", "ICHIYAMA", "ILAGAN", "KAHALOA", "KAPELA", "KILA", "KITAGAWA", "KOBAYASHI", "LA CHICA", "LAMOSAO", "LOWEN", "M. MIZUNO", "MARTEN", "MARTINEZ", "MATAYOSHI", "MATSUMOTO", "MIYAKE", "MORIKAWA", "NAKAMURA", "NAKASHIMA", "NISHIMOTO", "ONISHI", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "QUINLAN", "SAIKI", "SAYAMA", "SOUZA", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKENOUCHI", "TAM", "TARNAS", "TODD", "WARD", "WOODSON"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-18"
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last_action: "2024-07-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/375509bd-7b03-446c-be98-a47e093c8d1a"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1842&year=2024"
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source_hash: "d72d12c75485eeee5f0c9aa002ceb8f2c1462bf880f265ccba3914057d4deec2"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii HB 1842 (2024) — RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION.
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Increases the maximum fine for violations of the fire protection laws. Specifies that each day a violation exists or continues to exist shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. Raises the criminal penalty for the offense of arson in the fourth degree to a class C felony if the offense was committed during the time period and within the geographic area in which a red flag warning was in effect. Provides that the state of mind requirement with respect to the attendant circumstance that the red flag warning was in effect is negligence. (SD1)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB1842** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1842_.HTM)
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2. **HB1842_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1842_HD1_.HTM)
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3. **HB1842_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB1842_SD1_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- AIU — primary (person)
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- ALCOS — primary (person)
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- AMATO — primary (person)
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- BELATTI — primary (person)
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- CHUN — primary (person)
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- COCHRAN — primary (person)
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- EVSLIN — primary (person)
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- GANADEN — primary (person)
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- GARCIA — primary (person)
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- GARRETT — primary (person)
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- GATES — primary (person)
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- HASHEM — primary (person)
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- HOLT — primary (person)
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- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
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- ILAGAN — primary (person)
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- KAHALOA — primary (person)
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- KAPELA — primary (person)
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- KILA — primary (person)
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- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
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- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
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- LA CHICA — primary (person)
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- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
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- LOWEN — primary (person)
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- M. MIZUNO — primary (person)
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- MARTEN — primary (person)
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- MARTINEZ — primary (person)
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- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
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- MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
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- MIYAKE — primary (person)
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- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
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- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
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- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
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- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
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- ONISHI — primary (person)
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- PERRUSO — primary (person)
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- POEPOE — primary (person)
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- QUINLAN — primary (person)
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- SAIKI — primary (person)
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- SAYAMA — primary (person)
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- SOUZA — primary (person)
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- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
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- TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
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- TAM — primary (person)
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- TARNAS — primary (person)
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- TODD — primary (person)
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- WARD — primary (person)
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- WOODSON — primary (person)
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- Yamashita — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-07-08** Act 201, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). `became-law`
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- **2024-07-08** Act 201, on 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1302). `became-law`
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- **2024-04-18** Transmitted to Governor.
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- **2024-04-19** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 772). `receipt`
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- **2024-04-18** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Garcia excused (1). `passage`
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- **2024-04-18** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
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- **2024-04-18** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 763). `receipt`
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- **2024-04-17** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-24.
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- **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
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- **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
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- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 522) in amended form (SD 1).
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- **2024-04-09** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2024-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-24.
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- **2024-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3649) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
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- **2024-03-27** 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, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-24 9:45AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
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- **2024-03-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-14** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3085) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
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- **2024-03-11** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-08** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-24 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
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- **2024-03-07** Referred to PSM, JDC. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 238). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Aiu, Cochran, Garrett, Holt, Kahaloa, Lowen, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Todd excused (9).
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- **2024-02-29** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 645-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
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- **2024-02-09** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ganaden; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Holt, Souza. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-09-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2024-01-24** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-18** Pending introduction.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/375509bd-7b03-446c-be98-a47e093c8d1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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