Relating To State Construction Projects.
State of HawaiiHawaiiEstablishes a five-year Office of the State Construction Manager Pilot Program to provide guidance and recommendations on the design review of certain state construction projects that are administered by the Department of Accounting and General Services or Department of Education and located in any county with a population of less than 500,000. Requires the Office to assign employees to the Department of Public Works of each applicable county to review and approve permit applications under the Pilot Program. Establishes the Design Review Special Fund. Appropriates funds for the Pilot Program and necessary positions. (CD1)
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Jun 24, 2026
- 141 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI SB 2543 · PassedJun 24
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Bill details
- Last action
- Act 135, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236). · Jun 24, 2026
Sponsors
THTroy HashimotoSenator · Democrat · SD-005Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
AMAngus McKelveySenator · Democrat · SD-006Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SMSharon MoriwakiSenator · Democrat · SD-012Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
Jun 24, 2026Act 135, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236).House
Jun 24, 2026Act 135, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236).Senate
May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate
May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate
May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Hartsfield, Kusch, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).House
May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Senate
May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House
Show 51 earlier actions
May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 231-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.Senate
May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 231-26).Senate
May 1, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Wakai, Elefante, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
May 1, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Hashem, Lee, M., Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:50 PM; Conference Room 329.Senate
May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:55 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate
Apr 30, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:20AM; Conference Room 016.Senate
Apr 29, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016.Senate
Apr 27, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016.Senate
Apr 24, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016.Senate
Apr 24, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 742).House
Apr 23, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Wakai, Elefante Co-Chairs; Awa.Senate
Apr 23, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).Senate
Apr 22, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Hashem, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.House
Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House
Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate
Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 670).Senate
Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Iwamoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House
Apr 10, 2026Deferred one day 04-14-26.House
Apr 10, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2061-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Apr 7, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Perruso, Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.House
Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.House
Mar 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).House
Mar 30, 2026Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1525-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House
Mar 24, 2026The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.House
Mar 20, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 20, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House
Mar 20, 2026Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1255-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.House
Mar 19, 2026The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House
Mar 16, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:35AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 12, 2026Referred to LAB, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 17House
Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 258) in amended form (SD 2).House
Mar 10, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Mar 5, 202648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.Senate
Mar 5, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2786) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Mar 2, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Feb 25, 2026The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 23, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 20, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Feb 20, 2026Reported from GVO/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2593) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Feb 10, 2026The 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, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.Senate
Feb 10, 2026The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Feb 3, 2026The committee(s) on GVO/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate
Jan 28, 2026Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Introduced.Senate
Recorded votes
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 10, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Government Operations: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 10, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 2, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · House · 4 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- Appropriation ($)
- DAGS
- DOE
- Office of the State Construction Manager
- Pilot Program
- Design Review Special Fund
- Positions
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