Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB 2601
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- DELA CRUZ (Democratic)
- CHANG (Democratic)
- HASHIMOTO (Democratic)
- INOUYE (Democratic)
- KIDANI
- MORIWAKI (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Amends criminal penalties under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code by providing that a person who intentionally violates the code is subject to prosecution for a misdemeanor in cases of egregious violations of the Code. Ensures that awarded contracts are supported by sufficient appropriations by requiring a contract amount that exceeds fifteen per cent of the amount of the appropriation or balance of an appropriation to be approved by the Chief Procurement Officer to become binding. Establishes positions within the State Procurement Office. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
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- Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Introduced. - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC. - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto. - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2472) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC. - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2955) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 269) in amended form (SD 2). - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Pass First Reading - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1553-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2078-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Deferred one day 04-14-26. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 680). - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Moriwaki, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Fevella. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). - Apr 21, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Shimizu. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). - Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016. - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:20AM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:30 PM; Conference Room 016. - May 1, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:55 PM; Conference Room 329.