THE SENATE S.B. NO. 1135 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 H.D. 2 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
THE SENATE S.B. NO. 1135
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
1135
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 103D-709, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: "(e) The party initiating a proceeding falling within subsection (d) shall pay to the department of commerce and consumer affairs a cash or protest bond in the amount of one per cent of the estimated value of the contract. [If the initiating party prevails in the administrative proceeding, the] The cash or protest bond shall be returned to [that] the initiating party[. If], less twice the amount of the administrative costs as determined by the office of administrative hearings of the department of commerce and consumer affairs; provided that full forfeiture of the cash or protest bond shall occur if the initiating party does not prevail in the administrative proceeding[,] and the office of administrative hearings finds that the appeal was frivolous or made in bad faith, in which case the cash or protest bond shall be deposited into the general fund." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.
SECTION 1. Section 103D-709, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) The party initiating a proceeding falling within subsection (d) shall pay to the department of commerce and consumer affairs a cash or protest bond in the amount of one per cent of the estimated value of the contract.
[If the initiating party prevails in the administrative proceeding, the] The cash or protest bond shall be returned to [that] the initiating party[. If], less twice the amount of the administrative costs as determined by the office of administrative hearings of the department of commerce and consumer affairs; provided that full forfeiture of the cash or protest bond shall occur if the initiating party does not prevail in the administrative proceeding[,] and the office of administrative hearings finds that the appeal was frivolous or made in bad faith, in which case the cash or protest bond shall be deposited into the general fund."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.
Report Title: Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Administrative Proceedings for Review; Cash or Protest Bond; Return to Party; Forfeiture Description: Requires cash or protest bonds to be returned to the initiating party, less twice the amount of the administrative costs, except in cases where the appeal was frivolous or made in bad faith. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
Report Title:
Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Administrative Proceedings for Review; Cash or Protest Bond; Return to Party; Forfeiture
Description:
Requires cash or protest bonds to be returned to the initiating party, less twice the amount of the administrative costs, except in cases where the appeal was frivolous or made in bad faith. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.