HB 1155 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Summary

Prohibits all governmental bodies and public employees from procuring services for project management through non-governmental third-party contracts, except for certain procurements of independent verification and validation contracts for information technology services. Temporarily authorizes, until 6/30/2027, outside contractors who prepared specifications and work statements in the development of a Department of Transportation solicitation to bid on those projects if certain requirements are satisfied. Requires a report by the Department of Transportation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1155_SD1_SFA9 → HB1155_SD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was converted from a Senate floor amendment to a House version, updating the header and title to reflect the House of Representatives. The substantive policy content, including the prohibition on project management services, the temporary exception for DOT contractors, and the reporting requirements, remains unchanged. The effective date of July 1, 3000, and the repeal date of June 30, 2027, were also retained.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on public procurement ethics, specifically restricting project management contracts and temporarily allowing outside contractors for DOT projects.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' and updated with House-specific identifiers.

The title of the bill was updated from 'FLOOR AMENDMENT' to 'RELATING TO PROCUREMENT' to match the House format.

The description section was rewritten to reflect the House version, though the underlying policy details and dates remain identical to the Senate version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 776) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 9 offered.

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

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, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The 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, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye, Wakai, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to WAM/GVO.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to GVO, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 338).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Kong, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors