Senate Bill 171: State Capitol Building
Introduced: Senator Julia Kirt (D-030)
Summary: Directs the Department of Public Safety to create and maintain security plan; relates to the permanent legislative liaison committee and the State Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee; disestablishes committees and directing appointment of certain personnel; modifies definitions; defines terms; modifies duties of the State Capitol Preservation Commission; modifies its membership.
Design-Build Impact: Could impact design-build partners within the state
Last Action: May 14, 2026: The bill was withdrawn from the HOUSE Committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT and the HOUSE Committee on GENERAL GOVERNMENT and was reassigned to the HOUSE Committee on RULES. The HOUSE committee on RULES has voted do pass on the bill as substituted. The bill has passed the HOUSE and has now gone to the SENATE for concurrence. The SENATE concurred on the HOUSE amendments and referred the bill for enrollment where it was signed into law by the Governor and Chaptered as Chapter No. 347. The bill will go into effect November 1, 2026.
Status: Signed into Law
DBIA Position: Neutral
DBIA Priority Level: Low
House Bill 4129: Public Finance
Introduced: Representative Scott Fetgatter (R-016)
Summary: Directs the Department of Public Safety to create and maintain security plan; relates to the permanent legislative liaison committee and the State Capitol Repair Expenditure Oversight Committee; disestablishes committees and directing appointment of certain personnel; modifies definitions; defines terms; modifies duties of the State Capitol Preservation Commission; modifies its membership.
Design-Build Impact: Could impact design-build partners within the state.
Last Action: April 1, 2026: The bill was introduced and assigned to the HOUSE Committee on RULES before being withdrawn and assigned to the HOUSE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS and BUDGET who reported do pass as submitted on the bill, which passed from the HOUSE into the SENATE on March 25. The bill was then assigned to the SENATE Committee on RULES. The bill has a Governor’s deadline on May 30.
Status: In Committee
DBIA Position: Neutral
DBIA Priority Level: Low