STAND. COM. REP. 707
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 1253
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1253 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to increase fairness in the procurement process by specifying that inclusion of general excise and applicable use tax in an offer or bid for a government contract shall not be considered as part of the cost aspect of the bid or offer for government purchases under $25,000.
The Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Jarrett Technology Solutions, Inc., and HONCAD Corporation testified in support of this measure. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii testified in support of the intent of this measure. The State Procurement Office and Mynah Gnome Engineering commented on this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010, to facilitate further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1253, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1253, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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