HI HB 1521
died on adjournmentRELATING TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 1521 pass?
No. HI HB 1521 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-10): Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and none excused (0).
What is HI HB 1521 about?
Requires contractors performing an agency function to retain records related to the performance of that function and provide agencies with access to those records. Deems the records to be government records under the Uniform Information Practices Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 1521?
TARNAS, AMATO, GARRETT and 12 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1521.
Description
Requires contractors performing an agency function to retain records related to the performance of that function and provide agencies with access to those records. Deems the records to be government records under the Uniform Information Practices Act. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-02-10 — Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and none excused (0).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- TARNASprimary
- AMATOprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- ILAGANprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- SOUZAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-10
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 101-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-03
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-14
Prefiled.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-03 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Sayama: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: no
- Shimizu: no
- Hashem: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2312
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