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SB 1255STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.

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)

Voted 12/8/2025View source

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How representatives voted

5 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 2/26/2025The committee on JDC deferred the measure.
  3. 2/21/2025The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-26-25 9:59AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  4. 2/18/2025The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  5. 2/12/2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
  6. 2/12/2025Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 321) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
  7. 2/6/2025The 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.
  8. 2/4/2025The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225.
  9. 1/31/2025The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  10. 1/27/2025Referred to GVO, JDC.