# Hawaii HB 1297: RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Hawaii HB 1297, RELATING TO PROCUREMENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-16 (Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Gabbard, Fevella.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1297
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Gabbard, Fevella.
- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Procurement Code, Protests, Bonds, GVO, WAM/JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Sets a time limit for submitting bid protests. Makes the seventy-five-day limit for issuing a written decision on protests apply to any contract awarded by competitive sealed bid or competitive sealed proposal. Caps the protest bond amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kyle T. Yamashita (Democratic), House

## Actions (29)

- 2025-04-16: Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Gabbard, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Takenouchi, Alcos. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 756) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1271) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: 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, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Re-Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC. (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. 353). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to GVO, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 994) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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)
- 2025-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to 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/HB1297_SD1_.pdf)
- HB1297_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1297_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB1297_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1297_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1297_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1297-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).