STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2994

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 2133

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred H.B. No. 2133, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require the state procurement office to authorize reseller agreements in multi-state contracting agreements and to place orders directly with local resellers designated by original equipment manufacturers.

     Written comments in opposition to this measure were submitted by the State Procurement Office.

     Written comments presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will clarify the provisions relating to multi-state contracting, particularly implementation of the Western States Contracting Alliance multistate agreements that have resulted in some confusion regarding reseller agreements.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2133, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair