HB 381 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

HB 381 amends the dollar threshold for "small purchases" in government procurement, meaning it changes the amount at which agencies must follow formal bidding rules instead of streamlined processes. This directly affects state and local government agencies that purchase goods or services under the new threshold. The bill modifies the specific financial limits that determine when competitive bidding is required for purchases, simplifying procedures for smaller transactions. It becomes effective July 1, 3000, and does not change the overall procurement rules for larger purchases. (Note: The effective date "7/1/3000" appears to be a typographical error, as 3000 is far in the future.)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill updates Hawaii's small purchase procurement thresholds to account for inflation, raising the dollar amounts for goods/services and construction that agencies can purchase without following stricter competitive bidding rules. The changes also update the effective date of the legislation and adjust the threshold for contracts requiring compliance verification.

Scope change

The bill expands the dollar thresholds for what qualifies as a 'small purchase' under Hawaii Revised Statutes, allowing agencies to procure higher-value items with simplified procedures.

THRESHOLDS

Increased small purchase threshold for goods and services from $100,000 to $150,000, and for construction from $250,000 to $360,000

Increased intermediate procurement threshold from $25,000 to $100,000 and from $250,000 to $360,000

Increased verification threshold for contracts requiring compliance documentation from $2,500 to $10,000

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from 'upon approval' to July 1, 3000

TECHNICAL

Removed bracketed old dollar amounts and replaced them with new threshold values throughout the statute

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to GVO, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 222).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) 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, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors