SCR 74 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF NO-BID CONTRACTS ISSUED BY STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES UNDER PROCLAMATIONS DECLARING STATES OF EMERGENCY DURING THE SIX-YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2020, AND DECEMBER 31, 2025.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution asks the State Auditor to examine no-bid contracts awarded by state and county agencies during declared states of emergency between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2025. The audit will review how agencies justified these contracts, selected vendors, determined pricing, and maintained accountability for public funds during emergency periods when normal procurement rules may be suspended. The Auditor will submit findings and recommendations, including potential legislative changes, to the Legislature before the 2027 session. This measure directly affects state and county agencies that have issued emergency contracts and aims to ensure transparency in how public money is spent during crises.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action May 19, 2026

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

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Committee

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 851).

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2272-26), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Ratcliffe, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Perruso, Alcos.

lower

Apr 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato excused (1).

lower

Apr 17, 2026

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2171-26), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 27

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 431).

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Adopted. Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Committee

Waived referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted, referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3399), with recommendation of referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to GVO, WAM.

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors