RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Summary
Establishes a $25,000 maximum limit on a cash or protest bond that must be posted for a procurement award protest. Establishes that the prevailing party in an administrative protest hearing is entitled to attorneys' fees and costs. Takes effect on 1/1/2050. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Apr 25, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
2
Committee
15
Amendments
2
Apr 25, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:30PM in conference room 429.
Apr 24, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-18 2:30PM in conference room 429.
Apr 12, 2018
House · Amendment offered
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Apr 10, 2018
House · Amendment offered
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 683) in amended form (SD 2).
Apr 10, 2018
Senate · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
Apr 4, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Mar 29, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-18 10:30AM in conference room 211.
Mar 23, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Mar 23, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3101) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 20, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
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) Kim, Ruderman, Galuteria, Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Mar 13, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-20-18 2:45PM in conference room 224.
Mar 9, 2018
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 2:45PM in conference room 224.
Mar 8, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Re-Referred to GVO, WAM.
Mar 6, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to GVO/JDC, WAM.
Mar 6, 2018
Senate · Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 197).
Mar 2, 2018
House · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, San Buenaventura, Say, Yamane excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
Feb 28, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto, Kobayashi.
Feb 16, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 608-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Feb 13, 2018
House · Reported by committee
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Evans.
Jan 26, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 8
Jan 22, 2018
House · Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 19, 2018
House · Introduced
Pending introduction.
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AL
Aaron Ling Johanson
DDemocratic
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Cedric Gates
DDemocratic
P
CE
Cindy Evans
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Takayama
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Yamashita
DDemocratic
P
Lynn DeCoite
DDemocratic
P
Mark Hashem
DDemocratic
P
MS
Matthew S. LoPresti
DDemocratic
P
Nadine Nakamura
DDemocratic
P
Richard Onishi
DDemocratic
P
TO
Takashi Ohno
DDemocratic
P
TJ
Ty J.K. Cullen
DDemocratic
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