HI SR 173

died on adjournment

URGING ALL STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT TO IMPLEMENT PROMPT PAYMENT TRANSPARENCY MEASURES AND EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES FOR ITS EFFORTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SR 173 pass?

No. HI SR 173 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

What is HI SR 173 about?

HI SR 173 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “URGING ALL STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT TO IMPLEMENT PROMPT PAYMENT TRANSPARENCY MEASURES AND EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES FOR ITS EFFORTS.”.

Who sponsors HI SR 173?

MCKELVEY, CHANG, RHOADS and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SR 173, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: 2026-03-16
Latest action: 2026-05-12 — Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
Bill type: resolution
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-12
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
2026-04-09
Report and Resolution Adopted.
passage
2026-04-08
Reported from GVO/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3471) with recommendation of adoption.
2026-04-08
One Day Notice 04-09-26.
2026-04-02
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Awa.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
The committee(s) on GVO/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 04-02-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-19
Referred to GVO/EIG.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
Offered.
introduction

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Votes

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-04-02 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McKelvey: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Hashimoto: not voting
- Awa: not voting
The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-04-02 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Wakai: yes
- Chang: yes
- Richards: yes
- DeCoite: not voting
- Fevella: not voting

Related bills

Companion bill: HR 35, SCR178not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=173&year=2026

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