SB 757 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO LIBRARIES.

Summary

Requires reasonable terms in license agreements for digital literary materials between libraries and publishers. Defines prohibited terms for license agreements between libraries and publishers. Declares offer of a license agreement with a prohibited term an unfair or deceptive act. Makes a license agreement with a prohibited term void and unconscionable. Creates a right of action by libraries, library officers and borrowers. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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SB757 → SB757_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative draft to a structured SD1 template with metadata headers, while the substantive policy content regarding library digital licensing remained largely unchanged. The core provisions establishing fair licensing terms for public libraries and prohibiting restrictive clauses in publisher contracts were preserved, though some formatting and section numbering were adjusted during the conversion process.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was converted from a standard legislative bill format to an SD1 template format, adding metadata headers including author information, timestamps, and revision numbers.

Section numbering and formatting were adjusted during the conversion, with some line breaks and spacing changes that do not affect the legal meaning of the provisions.

Metadata fields were added to the beginning of the document including bill number (SB757), session information (SD1), and processing timestamps.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 433) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, CPN/JDC.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

4 primary · 2 co-sponsors