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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1255: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1255 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS. Primary sponsor: Donna Kim (Democratic), Stanley Chang (Democratic), Lynn DeCoite (Democratic), Kurt Fevella (Republican), Troy Hashimoto (Democratic), KIDANI. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2025): The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amends the Uniform Information Practices Act to require each contract to perform a government function to expressly require the contractor to retain records in accordance with the retention schedule of the agency and provide the agency with access to all records subject to the Uniform Information Practices Act; define "government function" and "trade secret"; clarify that "government record" includes information that is created, received, maintained, or used by a private person in performance of a government function contract; and prohibit agencies from denying a request for access to records of a contractor used in the performance of a government function on the basis of trade secret or other proprietary information. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Donna KimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Lynn DeCoitePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Kurt FevellaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Troy HashimotoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
KIDANIPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Donovan Dela CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. The committee on JDC deferred the measure.
  2. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-26-25 9:59AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  3. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  4. Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 321) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  5. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
  6. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  7. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225.
  8. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  9. Referred to GVO, JDC.
  10. Introduced and passed First Reading.
  11. Pending Introduction.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source