STAND. COM. REP. NO.  736

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1382

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1382, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist small business in the state procurement process by establishing and appropriating funds for a temporary small business assistance initiative, which would include the completion of the state small business database, small business advisory group, small business office, and small business procurement coordinator position within the State Procurement Office.

The State Procurement Office; Department of Transportation, Small Business Regulatory Review Board; RMA Sales; Chamber of Commerce Hawaii; Holomua Consulting Group, LLC; and one concerned individual supported this measure.  The Department of Defense and American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii provided comments.

     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. 1382, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair