Requires the forfeiture of half of the cash or protest bond for review of procurement-related disputes if the initiating party does not prevail in an administrative proceeding and the Office of Administrative Hearings finds that the appeal was made in bad faith. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)
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2026
Mar 12Pass First ReadingLatest
Mar 12Referred to FIN, referral sheet 17Minor
Mar 10Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 10Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 389) in amended form (SD 1).Minor
Mar 6Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3046) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Mar 6One Day Notice 03-10-26.
Mar 5The 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 25The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Feb 20Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2571) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Feb 20Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.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 10The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-12-26 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.Minor
Feb 6The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.