# Hawaii HB 1187: RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Hawaii HB 1187, RELATING TO PROCUREMENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY; status passed senate, last action 2025-04-22 (Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1187
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.
- Sponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Procurement, State Agencies, Lei, Plant Material Grown and Harvested Outside the State, Restriction, GVO, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Phases in a ban on state departments and administratively attached agencies from purchasing lei that contain plant material grown and harvested outside the State. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House

## Actions (30)

- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 558) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1485) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-03-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1260) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 345). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to GVO, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1110), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-25: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 393) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-02-07: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-05: Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-22: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_SD1_.pdf)
- HB1187_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1187_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB1187_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1187_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1187_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1187-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).