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SB 2627STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM.

Exempts the Hawaii Tourism Authority's contracts or agreements for sports events from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code and all other requirements of law for competitive bidding. Requires HTA to notify the Chief Procurement Officer of exempt contracts executed. Requires an annual report to the State Procurement Office. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Voted 2/20/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

13 yea·0 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/20/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.
  2. 2/20/2026Reported from EDT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2687) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.
  3. 2/19/2026The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  4. 2/19/2026The 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, Hashimoto, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
  5. 2/13/2026The committee(s) on EDT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  6. 2/13/2026Re-Referred to EDT/GVO, WAM.
  7. 2/13/2026Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDT.
  8. 2/13/2026Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2240) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDT.
  9. 2/10/2026The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
  10. 2/6/2026The committee(s) on EDT will hold a public decision making on 02-10-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.