Bill > HB642

This bill modifies existing Hawaii state law to enhance the public accessibility of administrative rules by requiring all state agencies to publish the full text of their proposed and existing rules on the Office of the Lieutenant Governor's website in a digitally accessible and searchable format. Currently, agencies are required to make proposed rulemaking actions available online, but this bill adds the specific requirement that these rules must be easily searchable and digitally accessible. The bill amends two sections of Hawaii Revised Statutes (Sections 91-2.6 and 91-4), mandating that agencies not only file certified copies of rules with the Lieutenant Governor but also ensure that these rules are published online in a way that allows members of the public to easily find and read them. The bill specifies that this requirement applies to proposed rules, as well as rules that are being adopted, amended, or repealed. While the bill sets these requirements, it includes a notably distant effective date of July 1, 3000, which is likely a placeholder or typographical error and would presumably be corrected before final passage.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=642&year=2025