SB2927 • 2026

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

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Sponsor: MCKELVEY, FEVELLA, MORIWAKI, RICHARDS, Fukunaga, Ihara, Inouye, Kanuha
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 16
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Disclosure of Competing Proposals Prohibits a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score, except the summary of scores, to a non-selected offeror until after any protest is resolved and the contract is executed.
Effective 1/1/2525.
(SD1)

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Plain English: SB2927 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2927 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2927 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT .

Bill History

2026-03-10 H
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 16
2026-03-10 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-06 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 87) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-03-06 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
2026-03-05 S
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
2026-03-05 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2732) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-03 S
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.
2026-02-25 S
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-23 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-19 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-02-19 S
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2416) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-12 S
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.
2026-02-10 S
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-12-26 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
2026-02-05 S
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-10-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-02-02 S
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 3:01PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30 S
Referred to GVO, WAM.
2026-01-26 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-23 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Disclosure of Competing Proposals
Prohibits a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score, except the summary of scores, to a non-selected offeror until after any protest is resolved and the contract is executed. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)

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SB2927

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2927

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to procurement
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that confidentiality is essential to preserving integrity and
fairness in the procurement process.
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The
legislature also finds that debriefings are a post-award process requested by a
non-selected offeror, through which the purchasing agency shares the overall
ranking of proposals and summarizes the rationale for the award decision,
thereby promoting the transparency and accountability in the procurement
process.
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During debriefings, procurement
officers may also identify significant weaknesses or deficiencies in the requester's
proposal measured against the solicitation criteria.
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However, disclosing point-by-point
comparisons of the debriefed proposal against those of other offerors, or the competing
offerors' scores, pricing strategies, or methodology during debriefings could
compromise confidentiality, undermine fair competition, and erode any
competitive advantage of offerors.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
ensure evaluations and contract awards are conducted with the highest degree of
fairness and trust, by establishing clear guidance and standards on the
information that may be disclosed to non-selected offerors and the appropriate
timing of such disclosures for competitive sealed proposals under the Hawaii
Public Procurement Code.

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SECTION
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Section 103D-303, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:

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"(h)
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In cases of awards made under this section, non-selected offerors may
submit a written request for debriefing to the procurement officer within three
working days after the posting of the award of the contract.
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Thereafter, the procurement officer shall
provide the non-selected offeror a prompt debriefing[
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, but shall
not disclose any competing offeror's proposal or evaluation score, except the
summary of scores, until after any protest is resolved and the contract is
executed.
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Any protest by the
non-selected offeror pursuant to section 103D-701 following debriefing shall be
filed in writing with the procurement officer within five working days after
the date upon which the debriefing is completed."

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SECTION 3.
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This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that
were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

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SECTION 4.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaii
Public Procurement Code; Competitive Sealed Proposals; Disclosure of Competing
Proposals

Description:

Prohibits
a procurement officer from disclosing a competing offeror's proposal or
evaluation score, except the summary of scores, to a non-selected offeror until
after any protest is resolved and the contract is executed.

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