SB 683

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT

By Senator(s) KAWAMOTO; Bunda, Tam

Keywords: COUNTY GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC CONTRACTS, PUBLIC PROPERTY, PUBLIC WORKS, TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION

Report Title: Procurement Preference

Description: Provides a 15% preference to state resident bidders on county agency contracts. Requires all subcontractors hired by a contractor to be a state resident subcontractor. Provides that if a contractor uses an unqualified nonresident subcontractor, the contract shall be subject to appropriate remedies.

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to GOH/TIA, then to WAM                         
 2- 5-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by GOH/TIA on 02-09-99
                  at 1:30 p.m. in conference room 224
 2- 9-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-16-99 at 3:30 p.m.         
                  in conference room 224.
 2-15-99        S Notice of public decision making rescheduled by GOH/        
                  TIA from 02-16-99 to 02-18-99.
 2-15-99        S Notice of public decision making by GOH/TIA on
                  02-18-99 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2-18-99        S The committees on GOH/TIA recommend that the
                  measure be HELD.
 2-18-99        S The votes in GOH were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Tam, Matsuura, Chun, Hanabusa, Levin, Sakamoto; Ayes        
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Matsunaga,
                  Tanaka, Anderson
 2-18-99        S The votes in TIA were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Slom; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) Bunda,
                  Buen, Inouye; 1 Noes: Senator(s) Kawamoto; and 3
                  Excused: Senator(s) D. Ige, Iwase, Taniguchi