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SB2543HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To State Construction Projects.

Last status update Jun 24, 2026

What this measure contains

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)

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  • HB2514— Same As

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by EIG
  3. SD2by WAM
  4. HD1by LAB
  5. HD2by WAL
  6. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB2514. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Government Operations (GVO) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  2. Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  3. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House LAB committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. House WAL committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  8. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    44 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 4 excused

  9. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  10. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    45 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused

  11. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  12. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  13. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  14. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    45 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 4 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2543
MemberGVO
Introduced		EIG
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
8 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberGVO
Introduced		EIG
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2543
MemberLAB
SD2		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*ExcusedNoAyeAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)No → Aye at House final reading (CD1)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye*Aye*NoAdded reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Aye with reservations → No at House final reading (CD1)
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye*AyeNoAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)Aye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (CD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeNoNoNoAye → No at House report adoption (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye*Aye*ExcusedAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House WAL committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcusedAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House WAL committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
17 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLAB
SD2		Second reading
HD1		WAL
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Conference
HD2		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to GVO/EIG, WAM.

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

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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

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

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

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

  11. 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.

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

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  14. 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.

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

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to LAB, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 17

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

  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.

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

  21. 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).

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

  23. 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.

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

  25. 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).

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

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

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

  29. 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.

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

  31. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  32. 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.

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

  34. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  47. 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.

  48. 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.

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

  50. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

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

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

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

  54. 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).

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

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

  57. Enrolled to Governor.

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

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

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