Bill Commons

HI SB 2543

enacted

RELATING TO STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2543 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2543 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Act 135, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236).

What is HI SB 2543 about?

Establishes 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)

Who sponsors HI SB 2543?

HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2543.

Description

Establishes 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)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-24 — Act 135, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-24

    Act 135, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-24

    Act 135, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed 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).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:55 PM; Conference Room 016.

  9. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:50 PM; Conference Room 329.

  10. 2026-05-01

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-05-01

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 231-26).

  13. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  14. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 231-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  16. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:20AM; Conference Room 016.

  17. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.

  18. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016.

  19. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016.

  20. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 742).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016.

  22. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Wakai, Elefante Co-Chairs; Awa.

  24. 2026-04-22

    House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Hashem, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  25. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 670).

    introduction,receipt

  26. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  27. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  28. 2026-04-14

    Passed 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.

    passage

  29. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2061-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  30. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  31. 2026-04-07

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  33. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  34. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2026-03-30

    Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1525-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  36. 2026-03-30

    Report 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).

    passage,referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-24

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-03-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1255-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

  39. 2026-03-20

    Passed 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).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  40. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2026-03-19

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:35AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  44. 2026-03-12

    Referred to LAB, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  45. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  46. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 258) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  47. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2786) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  48. 2026-03-05

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  49. 2026-03-02

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  51. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  52. 2026-02-20

    Reported from GVO/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2593) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  53. 2026-02-20

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  54. 2026-02-10

    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, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  55. 2026-02-10

    The 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  56. 2026-02-03

    The committee(s) on GVO/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  57. 2026-01-28

    Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM.

    referral-committee

  58. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

  59. 2026-01-23

    Passed First Reading.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • DeCoite: not voting

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Awa: yes

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

    2026-03-02 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-19 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes

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