HawaiiHB 14142025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)House

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Sponsored By: REYES ODA

Passed House

Summary

Authorizes the head of a procurement agency to award a contract to a bidder who is not the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, for procurements conducted by competitive sealed bidding, if the head of the procuring agency determines that the award is most beneficial to taxpayers or otherwise in the best interests of the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

ProcurementCompetitive Sealed BiddingContract AwardBest Interests of the StateGVO, WAM

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • REYES ODA

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Cosponsors

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Actions Timeline

  1. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 370).

    3/6/2025Senate
  2. Passed First Reading.

    3/6/2025Senate
  3. Referred to GVO, WAM.

    3/6/2025Senate
  4. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Iwamoto, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Kong, Lamosao, Souza voting no (4) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    3/4/2025House
  5. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 995) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

    2/28/2025House
  6. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

    2/28/2025House
  7. 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.

    2/26/2025House
  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    2/24/2025House
  9. Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4

    1/27/2025House
  10. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    1/23/2025House

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