Bills

HB 1521: UIPA; GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS; CONTRACTORS; PUBLIC RECORDS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-06

Current Status:

In Progress

(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).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

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)

Discussed in Hearing

House Floor2MIN
Feb 10, 2026

House Floor

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs9MIN
Feb 3, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3MIN
Feb 3, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

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