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HI SB 2928

died on adjournment

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2928 pass?

No. HI SB 2928 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.

What is HI SB 2928 about?

Establishes the Small Business Procurement Program and Small Business Procurement Coordinator position permanently in the State Procurement Office. Repeals the Small Business Assistance Initiative established in Act 168, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, effective 1/1/2525. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2928?

MCKELVEY, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2928, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the Small Business Procurement Program and Small Business Procurement Coordinator position permanently in the State Procurement Office. Repeals the Small Business Assistance Initiative established in Act 168, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, effective 1/1/2525. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-04-28 — Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • Gabbardcosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-28

    Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.

  2. 2026-04-28

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 525).

    introduction,receipt

  4. 2026-04-10

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  5. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  6. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2004-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  7. 2026-04-09

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  8. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-04-02

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

    deferral

  10. 2026-04-02

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

  11. 2026-03-31

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

  12. 2026-03-24

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1329-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  13. 2026-03-24

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  14. 2026-03-20

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-20-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. 2026-03-12

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  18. 2026-03-10

    Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  21. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 88) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2754) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  23. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  24. 2026-03-03

    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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  26. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  27. 2026-02-19

    Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2413) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  28. 2026-02-19

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2026-02-10

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-02-05

    The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-10-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  31. 2026-02-02

    The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 3:01PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  32. 2026-01-30

    Referred to GVO, WAM.

    referral-committee

  33. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  34. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Awa: yes
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting
  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-20 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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