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Hawaii 2026

SB 2075

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Competitive Sealed Bidding, Competitive Sealed Proposals, Debarment, Hawaii Bidders, Hawaii Offerors, Local Preference, Public Procurement, Rules
Introduced / first action
2026-01-14 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Requires purchasing agencies to apply a five per cent flat rate local preference in evaluating bids or proposals from qualified Hawaii bidders or offerors who submit a timely preference certification. Establishes criteria for a bid or proposal to qualify for a local preference. Establishes requirements for the qualification and certification of Hawaii bidders and offerors and consequences for failure to maintain qualification. Requires the Procurement Policy Board to adopt rules. (CD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 087, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).

    became-law

  2. Act 087, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).

    became-law

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 411.

  9. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:36 PM; Conference Room 411.

  10. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 229-26).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  14. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 229-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  16. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:40AM; CR 016.

  17. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 870).

    receipt

  18. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 10:40AM; Conference Room 016.

  19. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Hussey Co-Chairs; Gedeon.

  20. Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Fevella.

  21. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  22. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 619).

    introduction, receipt

  23. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  24. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  25. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  26. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2139-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  28. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Templo; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1424-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  31. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  32. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  34. This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. Pass First Reading

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  36. Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 16

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  37. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  39. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 38) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction, receipt

  40. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2758) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  41. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  42. 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  44. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  45. Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2470) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  46. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  47. 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, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  48. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-12-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

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  49. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  50. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  51. Referred to GVO, WAM.

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  52. Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  53. Pending Introduction.

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