HawaiiRELATING TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY.
What it does
Requires each purchasing agency to provide justification for hiring external consultants. Caps the amount each agency can spend on external consultants. Requires each agency to seek approval from the Legislature for consulting contracts exceeding a certain dollar amount.
More detail
Requires each agency to disclose new contracts with external consultants. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Requires the Compliance Audit Unit to conduct regular audits of agency consultant contracts to assess cost-effectiveness and compliance. Requires each chief procurement officer to ensure that inherent government functions are not delegated to a contractor. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD2)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Dec 8Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.Latest
- Mar 6Pass First ReadingMinor
- Mar 6Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 19Minor
- Mar 4Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 367) in amended form (SD 2).Minor
- Feb 27Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 751) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- Feb 2748 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
- Feb 18The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- Feb 12Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 323) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Feb 12Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Minor
- Feb 6The 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, Fevella; 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 4The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225.Minor
- Jan 31The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- Jan 27Referred to GVO, WAM.Minor
- Jan 23Introduced and passed First Reading.Minor
- Jan 22Pending Introduction.Introduced