SB 2662 SD2

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 12, 2026.

Auditor; External Consultants; Purchasing Agencies; Audit; Exceptions; Reports.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-2662

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee LMG, FIN

Senate in_committee 2026-03-12

Government Operations

Summary

Requires each purchasing agency to provide justification for hiring external consultants. Requires each agency to seek approval from the Legislature for consulting contracts exceeding a certain dollar amount. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Requires the Compliance Audit Unit within the Office of the Auditor to conduct regular audits of agency consultant contracts to assess cost-effectiveness and compliance. Establishes exceptions. Requires each chief procurement officer to ensure that inherent government functions are not delegated to a contractor. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD2)

Sponsor

Donna Mercado Kim

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-12	Status	in_committee
2026-03-12	Latest Action	Referred to LMG, FIN, referral sheet 17

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