SB 406 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO COPYING FEES.

Summary

Prohibits the cost of reproducing government records in a digital format from exceeding 5 cents per digital record that has already been digitized. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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SB406 → SB406_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill restructures the rules for charging fees on government record copies by splitting the cost structure into separate categories for physical and digital records. It establishes a new maximum fee of 5 cents per digital record for files that have already been digitized, while maintaining a per-page fee for physical copies. The effective date was also updated to January 1, 2525.

Scope change

The bill's scope now explicitly distinguishes between physical records and digital records, creating a specific fee cap for digital files that have already been digitized.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection (c) setting a maximum fee of 5 cents per digital record for government records that have already been digitized.

Modified the fee structure to separate costs for physical records (per page) and digital records (per file) in new subsections (b) and (c).

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from 'upon approval' to a specific future date of January 1, 2525.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata, including the sponsor name, template version, and language settings.

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

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 188) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Jan 30, 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, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors