Bill Text: HI SB828 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii Senate Bill 828 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Evidence; News Media Privilege

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-22 - Referred to JDL. [SB828 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-SB828-Introduced.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	828
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to evidence.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, temporarily established a limited news media privilege against the compelled disclosure of sources and unpublished information to a legislative, executive, or judicial officer or body, or to any other person who may compel testimony. Subsequently, Act 113, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, extended the repeal date of Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, from June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2013, and required the judiciary, through its standing committee on rules of evidence, to report to the legislature and recommend whether to:

(1) Retain the current statutory enactment of Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, under chapter 621, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2) Codify Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, under chapter 626, Hawaii Revised Statutes; or

(3) Allow Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, to be repealed.

In December 2011, the supreme court standing committee on the rules of evidence submitted a report to the legislature recommending that the sunset provision under Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, be repealed and the news media privilege be codified under chapter 621, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

The purpose of this Act is to enact the recommendation made by supreme court standing committee on the rules of evidence by repealing the sunset date under Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, as amended by Act 113, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, and making permanent the news media privilege.

SECTION 2. Act 210, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, as amended by Act 113, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, is amended by amending section 3 to read as follows:

"SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval [~~and shall be repealed on June 30, 2013~~]."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on June 29, 2013.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

Evidence; News Media Privilege

Description:

Makes permanent the limited news media privilege against the compelled disclosure of sources and unpublished sources.

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