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HB1297Introduced in the House

Relating To Procurement.

Engrossed

Introduced by Kyle Yamashita, District 12

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Sets a time limit for submitting bid protests. Makes the seventy-five-day limit for issuing a written decision on protests apply to any contract awarded by competitive sealed bid or competitive sealed proposal. Caps the protest bond amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Where it stands

Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

April 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended · April 1, 2025

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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.

  6. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 994) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

  8. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  9. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 353).

  10. Passed First Reading.

  11. Referred to GVO, WAM.

  12. Re-Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC.

  13. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  14. 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) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  15. Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1271) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

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

  17. The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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

  19. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

  20. Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  21. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

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

  23. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 756) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  25. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

  26. House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Takenouchi, Alcos.

  27. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

  28. Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Gabbard, Fevella.

  29. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

  30. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  31. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  32. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  33. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  34. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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