SCR 135 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

URGING ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS TO PARTNER WITH THE OFFICE OF WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE FOR SECURE AND APPROPRIATE DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS.

SCR 135 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution urging all Hawaii state departments to establish secure data-sharing agreements with the Office of Wellness and Resilience. It directs departments to collaborate on sharing deidentified, aggregated data to help the Office integrate information across agencies. This aims to overcome current data silos, enabling a more comprehensive analysis of community needs through the existing Quality of Life and Well-Being Dashboard. The resolution emphasizes protecting resident privacy while supporting evidence-based program development.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025

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SCR135 → SCR135_SD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from a draft version to a Senate Draft 1 version, adding metadata fields, formatting, and substantive policy language. The most significant changes include adding specific references to Act 291 and the Quality of Life and Well-Being Dashboard, requiring secure and appropriate data sharing agreements that protect privacy, and updating the list of recipients for the resolution to include more specific department titles. These changes strengthen the bill's focus on data governance and privacy protection while clarifying the legal basis for the Office of Wellness and Resilience's work.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on data sharing between state departments and the Office of Wellness and Resilience, but the requirements were expanded to include specific privacy protections, data governance protocols, and references to existing statutory mandates.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for secure and appropriate data sharing agreements that protect privacy and confidentiality of residents

Added requirement for the Office of Wellness and Resilience to adhere to strict data governance protocols and seek deidentified, aggregated, anonymized data

Updated the list of state officials to receive certified copies of the resolution with more specific department titles and added Board of Education and Hawaiian Homes Commission

DEFINITION

Added reference to Act 291 and the Quality of Life and Well-Being Dashboard as the legal basis for the dashboard creation

TECHNICAL

Added metadata fields including bill numbers, dates, and document identifiers

Added WHEREAS clauses explaining the dashboard launch and the problem of siloed data

Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 740).

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2108), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 512) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1571) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-25-25 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to GVO.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.