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SB 1227 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Summary
Beginning 1/1/2026, requires contracts for services awarded to community-based organizations by the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, or Judiciary in support of fulfilling their statutory mandates to individuals, families, and communities in the State to include certain protections against inflation. Appropriates funds to the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Judiciary to increase the contract price in existing contracts for certain services provided by community-based organizations in support of fulfilling their statutory mandates to individuals, families, and communities in the State.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds to increase contract prices for essential services (DOH, DHS, Judiciary), directly funding public programs through inflation protections.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAppropriates funds to increase contract prices for healthcare services provided by community-based orgs via DOH/DHS, protecting against inflation to maintain service access.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jan 27, 2025
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Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to GVO/HHS, WAM/JDC.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Karl Rhoads
Karl Rhoads
DDemocratic
HI
13
Co
Photo of Joy San Buenaventura
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
HI
2