HI SB601 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-26 - Referred to EDT/JDL.
Pending: Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-26 - Referred to EDT/JDL.
Pending: Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Establishes Hawaii as a two-party consent state by requiring a person to verbally notify and receive prior consent from all parties to the communication prior to the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication; and maintains a one-party consent exception for a person acting under the color of the law or when necessary to protect a person from threat of harassment or abuse.
Title
Right to Privacy; Electronic Communications; Interception; Two-party Consent; Law Enforcement Exception; Harassment and Abuse Exception
Sponsors
| Sen. Russell Ruderman [D] | Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D] | Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D] | Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-26 | Senate | Referred to EDT/JDL. |
| 2015-01-26 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2015-01-23 | Senate | Introduced. |
Hawaii State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=601&year=2015 |
| Text | http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/bills/SB601_.HTM |
