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SB 1491 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO DEPARTMENTAL DATA SHARING.

Summary
Adds the Department of Taxation and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the list of state agencies required to share data and determine the data to be shared through the Statewide Longitudinal Data System. Requires data shared by the Department of Taxation or Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, to be aggregated or anonymized. (CD1)
Issues: ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates anonymization/aggregation of shared data, directly protecting privacy in data sharing systems per topic indicators.92% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Jun 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB1491_HD1 → SB1491_SD1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Hawaii's departmental data sharing laws to include the Department of Taxation and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism in the Statewide Longitudinal Data System. The changes aim to improve workforce analysis by incorporating tax filing data from self-employed individuals, which was previously missing from the system. The bill also modifies the effective date of the legislation from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2050, and clarifies that tax data must be aggregated or anonymized to protect privacy.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the data sharing system to include two additional state departments (Taxation and Business, Economic Development, and Tourism) that were not previously required to participate in the statewide longitudinal data system.
SCOPE

Added the Department of Taxation and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the list of agencies required to share data through the statewide longitudinal data system.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the requirement that data from the Department of Taxation must be aggregated or anonymized before sharing.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2050.

ELIGIBILITY

Added language acknowledging that current workforce data does not include self-employed individuals and that tax filing data will help fill this gap.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
18
Committee
18
Amendments
2
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 146) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 146).
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 494).
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1185) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 351) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 356) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to LBT, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
HI
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