HawaiiHB 14142025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Sponsored By: Julie Reyes Oda (Republican)

Passed

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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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Julie Reyes Oda

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 91 • No: 4

House vote 3/4/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 44 • No: 4

House vote 2/28/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 47 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. The committee on GVO deferred the measure.

    3/24/2026Senate
  2. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-24-26 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

    3/19/2026Senate
  3. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    3/17/2026Senate
  4. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    3/12/2026Senate
  5. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    12/8/2025
  6. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 370).

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

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

    3/6/2025Senate
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

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

    1/23/2025House

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