REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO CONVENE A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP TO STUDY, EVALUATE, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REGULATIONS THAT DEFINE PROPERTY OWNER OBLIGATIONS FOR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY TO MITIGATE WILDFIRE RISK, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DEFINE A LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMER AND ESTABLISH MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS, TRAINING, AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMING AT OR NEAR ELECTRIC UTILITY FACILITIES.

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2025
   1. Apr 16Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Transmitted to House.Passed 2nd Chamber
   2. Apr 16Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 796) in amended form (SD 1).
   3. Apr 15Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1890) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
   4. Apr 15One Day Notice 04-16-25.
   5. Apr 11The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
      • Vote recorded The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
   6. Apr 8The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-11-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
   7. Apr 4Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 517).Minor
   8. Apr 4Referred to PSM.Minor
   9. Apr 3Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1822), recommending adoption.
   10. Apr 3Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2).Passed 1st Chamber
   11. Mar 31The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Ward.Minor
       • Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
   12. Mar 28Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1677) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
   13. Mar 28Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Souza voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4).
   14. Mar 28Scheduled for decision making on Monday, 03-31-25 10:15AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
   15. Mar 21The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Morikawa, Woodson.Minor
       • Vote recorded The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
   16. Mar 18Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-21-25 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
   17. Mar 14Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 22Minor
   18. Mar 7OfferedMinor
   19. Mar 6To be offered.Introduced