Hawaii Senate Bill 1236 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-20 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Establishes the small business office to administer the state small business program. Establishes the state small business program and transfers certain duties of the chief procurement officer to the small business office, which under the state small business program may, among other things, train and assist small businesses in doing business in the State, encourage procurement from small businesses, and establish a goal of awarding twenty per cent of the State's annual purchasing expenditures to small businesses. Requires the small business regulatory review board to adopt rules to define "small business", establish set-asides for small businesses, and encourage the use of small businesses as subcontractors for large government contracts. (SD1)

Procurement; Small Business Office; Hawaii Small Business Program

Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-20	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2015-02-20	Senate	Reported from HWN/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 356) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2015-02-13	Senate	The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Galuteria, Inouye, Kahele; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Slom.
2015-02-13	Senate	The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Nishihara, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tokuda, Slom.
2015-02-10	Senate	The committee(s) on HWN/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-15 1:30PM in conference room 224.
2015-01-29	Senate	Referred to HWN/GVO, WAM.
2015-01-29	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2015-01-29	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1236&year=2015
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/bills/SB1236_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/bills/SB1236_SD1_.HTM