States / Hawaii / HB 1638

HB 1638 In Committee

RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGES.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
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Enacted

Limits claims alleging property damage from covered catastrophic wildfires to actual damages. Amends the aggregate liability limit for qualifying damages from covered catastrophic wildfires to be $1,000,000,000, rather than administratively established by the Public Utilities Commission, and makes the limit applicable only to property covered by a property insurance policy up to the coverage limit. Requires the Director of Emergency Management to determine whether a wildfire is a covered catastrophic wildfire.

Specifies that claims subject to the limit must be filed within one year of the covered catastrophic wildfire. Clarifies that a property and casualty insurer's rights to subrogation are not limited in the context of an insured's recovery by judgment or settlement of a third-party tort claim.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 20, 2026
Last action
Jan 20, 2026 — Prefiled.
Session
2026
Momentum
27 · Low