HB 719 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS.

Summary

Imposes a cap on charges for the reproduction of certain government records. Waives the cost of duplication of government records provided to requestors in an electronic format. Allows agencies to withhold certain deliberative documents before a decision is made. Imposes a cap on charges for searching for, reviewing, and segregating records. Provides for a waiver of fees when the public interest is served by a record's disclosure. Appropriates funds for positions in the Office of Information Practices. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Apr 28, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.

lower

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 2:35PM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 2:35PM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-23 2:35PM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-25-23 1:35PM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 21, 2023

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-24-23 1:30PM in conference room 325.

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 778) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa.

upper

Apr 6, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella.

upper

Apr 4, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-06-23 10:45AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1405) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

upper

Mar 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

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, San Buenaventura, Wakai, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 15, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 335).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 14, 2023

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 396) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kong; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

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Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors