Relating To The Department Of Education.
State of HawaiiHawaiiExempts from the electronic procurement system the Department of Education's purchase of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed, agricultural, or food products not exceeding a certain amount, subject to certain requirements. Requires the Department of Education to establish guidelines for determining a geographic preference for locally sourced products. Exempts the Department of Education from the requirement that certain agricultural products are subject to the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Status
- Engrossed
- Passed its first chamber
- Status date
- Mar 4, 2025
- 618 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI SB 659 · EngrossedMar 4
Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.
Get started freeFree account · 30-second setup · No credit card
What it means for vendors
Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.
Bill details
- Last action
- Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. · Dec 8, 2025
- Pending committee
- Finance
Sponsors
MGMike GabbardSenator · Democrat · SD-021Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SCStanley ChangSenator · Democrat · SD-009Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
GWGlenn WakaiSenator · Democrat · SD-015
Bill history
Newest first.
Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Mar 21, 2025Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).House
Mar 21, 2025Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1406), recommending referral to FIN.House
Mar 19, 2025The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.House
Mar 14, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 13, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).House
Mar 13, 2025Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1190) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.House
Mar 11, 2025The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.House
Show 17 earlier actions
Mar 7, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 6, 2025Referred to EDN, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 19House
Mar 6, 2025Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 4, 2025Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 182) in amended form (SD 2).House
Mar 4, 2025Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, Kim. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate
Feb 28, 202548 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.Senate
Feb 28, 2025Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 921) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate
Feb 26, 2025The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Feb 20, 2025The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 13, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Feb 13, 2025Reported from EDU/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 434) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Feb 10, 2025The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.Senate
Feb 10, 2025The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; and 0 Excused: none.Senate
Feb 7, 2025The committee(s) on EDU/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate
Jan 23, 2025Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM.Senate
Jan 17, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 17, 2025Introduced.Senate
Recorded votes
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 26, 2025 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Agriculture and Environment: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 10, 2025 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate Education: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 10, 2025 · Senate · 3 yea · 2 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- DOE
- Procurement
- Locally Sourced Products
- Fresh Local Agricultural Products
- Local Value-Added Processed, Agricultural, or Food Products
- Exemption
- Geographic Preference
Read the bill at the source
This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.
Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.