STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1985-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2387

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2387, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require agencies to publicly post the justification for cancelling an invitation for bids or request for proposals, for a minimum of ten business days, on a purchasing agency's website, government electronic notification system, or by any other means the procurement officer deems effective for publicizing the cancellation notice.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services of the City and County of Honolulu. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the State Procurement Office.

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 S.B. No. 2387, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, 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