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.
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Requires the Procurement Policy Board to adopt rules. (CD1)
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History
2026
Jun 4Act 087, 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).Latest
Jun 4Act 087, on 06/04/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1187).Became Law
May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
May 8Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).Major
May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
May 1Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 411.
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
May 1Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:36 PM; Conference Room 411.
May 1The 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.Minor
May 1The 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.Minor
May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 229-26).
May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 229-26) as amended in (CD 1).
May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
Apr 30Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:40AM; CR 016.
Apr 28Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 870).Minor
Apr 21Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).Minor
Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 619).Minor
Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
Apr 14Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 10Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2139-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 8The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 6Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 25Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1424-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 25Passed 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).Minor
Mar 20The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 16Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 12This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 10Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 10Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 16Minor
Mar 10Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 6Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 6Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 38) in amended form (SD 1).Minor
Mar 5Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2758) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Mar 5One Day Notice 03-06-26.
Mar 3The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 25The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Minor
Feb 23The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 19Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2470) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Feb 19Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
Feb 12The 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.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 5The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-12-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Minor
Feb 3The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Minor
Jan 30The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.