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SB2601HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Procurement.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Amends criminal penalties under the Hawaii Public Procurement Code by providing that a person who intentionally violates the code is subject to prosecution for a misdemeanor in cases of egregious violations of the Code. Ensures that awarded contracts are supported by sufficient appropriations by requiring a contract amount that exceeds fifteen per cent of the amount of the appropriation or balance of an appropriation to be approved by the Chief Procurement Officer to become binding. Establishes positions within the State Procurement Office. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by GVO
  3. SD2by WAM
  4. HD1by JHA

Decision stages

  1. Government Operations (GVO) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  2. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  3. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House JHA committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    5 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 0 no · 3 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    43 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 1 no · 4 excused

  7. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    14 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  8. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    45 aye · 5 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2601
MemberGVO
Introduced		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005ExcusedAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
6 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberGVO
Introduced		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2601
MemberJHA
SD2		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye*NoAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
Diamond GarciaHD-042Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedNo
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019ExcusedAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeExcusedAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046ExcusedAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNo
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021ExcusedAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
22 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
SD2		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-05-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. 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, Gabbard, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

  7. Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2472) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  12. Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2955) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  14. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 269) in amended form (SD 2).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.

  20. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1553-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  24. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

  26. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2078-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  28. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  29. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 680).

  30. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  32. Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Moriwaki, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Fevella.

  33. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

  34. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Shimizu.

  35. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

  36. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.

  39. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016.

  40. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:20AM; Conference Room 016.

  41. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  42. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:55 PM; Conference Room 329.

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