2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB131: Relating To Research.
Legislative Summary
Allows agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain research purposes.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem, Todd.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 802), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 84).
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/4/2025
Referred to GVO, JDC.
Senate
3/14/2025
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/18/2025
The committee on GVO deferred the measure.
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Government Operations(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 10
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor
David Tarnas
Democrat