STAND. COM. REP. NO.  665

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 166

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 166, 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 assist veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses by requiring that at least an unspecified percentage of the 20 percent set-aside that the Chief Procurement Officer may award to small businesses be awarded to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in addition to any other preferences provided under the Procurement Code.  

 

     The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, National Association for Uniformed Services Hawaii Chapter, and National Veteran-Owned Business Association testified in support of this bill.  The State Office of Veterans Services, State Procurement Office and General Contractors Association of Hawaii provided comments.  

 

     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 H.B. No. 166, 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