Hawaii SR189: Requesting the Department of Education to Reissue Requests for Proposals for the Job Order Contracting Program Contractors and Prequalified Small Contractors to Ensure the Continuity of the Future Schools Now Program.

What the bill says

From the engrossed text:

THE SENATE S.R. NO. THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D. STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REISSUE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM CONTRACTORS AND PREQUALIFIED SMALL CONTRACTORS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE FUTURE SCHOOLS NOW PROGRAM. WHEREAS, in 2018, the Department of Education piloted the Future Schools Now initiative, an innovative Job Order Contracting program for repairing school facilities quickly and efficiently; and WHEREAS, compared to the traditional design-bid-build process, job order contracting dramatically reduces the construction procurement timeline and costs by utilizing one competitively bid contract for multiple repair projects, thereby negating traditional design and construction management costs; and WHEREAS, capitalizing on this approach, the Future Schools Now program completed in a matter of months $20 million of school roof repairs, work that previously took years through the traditional design-bid-build process; and WHEREAS, for fiscal year 2019, the Legislature appropriated $70 million for the Job Order Contracting program to fix schools quickly and efficiently; and WHEREAS, due to its demonstrated success in accelerating school repairs, the Legislature again appropriated $70 million to the program for fiscal year 2020; and WHEREAS, as of August, 2021, the program had completed seven hundred ninety-one construction purchase orders totaling $84,979,362; and WHEREAS, in 2022, the Department of Education sought to supplement the program of open-ended …

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Sponsors

• Donna Kim (D, 14) · primary sponsor
• Samantha DeCorte (R, 22)
• Mike Gabbard (D, 21)
• Troy Hashimoto (D, 5)
• Angus McKelvey (D, 6)
• Carol Fukunaga (D, 11)
• Joy San Buenaventura (D, 2)

Latest actions

1. May 12, 2026: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
2. April 9, 2026: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
3. April 8, 2026: One Day Notice 04-09-26.
4. April 8, 2026: Reported from EDU/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3605) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
5. April 8, 2026: The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.
6. April 8, 2026: The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Hashimoto, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa.
7. April 2, 2026: The committee(s) on EDU/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
8. March 19, 2026: Referred to EDU/GVO.
9. March 16, 2026: Offered.

Votes

• GVO: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 8, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
• EDU: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 8, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SR189?

SR189 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting the Department of Education to Reissue Requests for Proposals for the Job Order Contracting Program Contractors and Prequalified Small Contractors to Ensure the Continuity of the Future Schools Now Program.

What is the status of SR189?

Passed both chambers as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. (May 12, 2026).

Who sponsored SR189?

Donna Kim (D, 14), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SR189?

On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=189&year=2026