SB3063 • 2026

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT.

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Sponsor: DELA CRUZ, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, Elefante, Wakai
Last action: 2026-05-01
Official status: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:00PM in conference room 229.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT.
DOE; Food; Local; Procurement; Exemption Exempts from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code procurements by the Department of Education of any amount of local edible produce and packaged food products that do not cost more than five per cent of non-local alternatives.
Effective 7/1/3000.
(HD1)

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HD1

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Plain English: SB3063 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB3063 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
3063 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB3063 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB3063 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
3063 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT .

Bill History

2026-05-01 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 5:00PM in conference room 229.
2026-05-01 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 4:00PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-30 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-29 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 1:37PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-28 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-27 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 1:35PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-20 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
2026-04-20 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; DeCorte.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Souza.
2026-04-10 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
2026-04-10 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2026-04-10 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 527).
2026-04-09 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-04-09 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2013-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-07 H
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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
2026-04-02 H
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-04-02 H
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
2026-03-31 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-30 H
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) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
2026-03-30 H
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1510-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-03-24 H
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila.
2026-03-20 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-10 H
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 16
2026-03-10 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-06 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 101) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-03-06 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. 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. 2832) 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.
2026-02-18 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-02-18 S
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2338) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-13 S
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto.
2026-02-10 S
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30 S
Referred to EDU, WAM.
2026-01-28 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-28 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT.
DOE; Food; Local; Procurement; Exemption
Exempts from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code procurements by the Department of Education of any amount of local edible produce and packaged food products that do not cost more than five per cent of non-local alternatives. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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SB3063

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3063

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to Department of education procurement
.

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

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Section 302A-1317, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended to read as follows:

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Local
edible produce and packaged food products procurement; small purchases.
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Notwithstanding
section 103D-305(c) and any other law to the contrary, procurements of [
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Less
than $250,000 for local
edible produce and packaged food products for the department
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Any amount for local edible produce
and packaged food products for the department that cost no more than five per
cent more than non-local alternatives,

shall be exempt from the requirement to
conduct procurements through an electronic system and shall instead be subject
to no less than three written quotes; provided that if the department is unable
to receive the required number of written notifications as required by this
section, written justification shall be provided and kept by the department."

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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOE;
Food; Local; Procurement

Description:

Authorizes
the Department of Education to expend up to 5% more to procure local edible
produce and packaged food products, compared to non-local alternatives.

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