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HI SB 1587

died on adjournment

RELATING TO RETAINAGE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Allows procurement officers to withhold a retainage fee from the total budget from contractors to ensure satisfactory project completion. Requires the retainage fee to be paid to contractors within a certain number of days of project completion. Applies to public contracts executed on or after 1/1/2026. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • AQUINOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  3. 2025-02-14

    Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 526) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  4. 2025-02-06

    The 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, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-02-04

    The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225.

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  6. 2025-01-31

    The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  7. 2025-01-27

    Referred to GVO, WAM.

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  8. 2025-01-27

    Passed First Reading.

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  9. 2025-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-06 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Fevella: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1587&year=2026

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