2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB1297: Relating To Procurement.
Legislative 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)
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Bill History
1/22/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
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 of Representatives
2/28/2025
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 of Representatives
2/28/2025
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 of Representatives
3/4/2025
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 of Representatives
3/6/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 353).
Senate
3/6/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to GVO, WAM.
Senate
3/14/2025
Re-Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC.
Senate
3/14/2025
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/18/2025
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
3/21/2025
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
3/21/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
Senate
3/27/2025
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
4/1/2025
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
4/1/2025
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
4/4/2025
Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
4/4/2025
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
Senate
4/8/2025
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 756) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
Senate
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Takenouchi, Alcos.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
Senate
4/16/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Gabbard, Fevella.
Senate
4/16/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended
4/1/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended
4/1/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments
3/18/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Kyle Yamashita
Democrat