HB 567 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO DIGITAL CONTENT BLOCKERS.

Summary
Requires persons who manufacture, sell, offer for sale, lease, or distribute a product that makes content accessible on the Internet to include digital blocking capability that renders human trafficking hubs, child pornography, revenge pornography, and pornographic material inaccessible. Requires these persons to establish and maintain a reporting system for content that is improperly blocked and applicable content that is not blocked. Allows consumers to disable the blocking capability if the consumer fulfils requirements, including paying a fee for deposit in the human trafficking victim services fund. Establishes the misdemeanor offense of intentionally failing to include digital blocking capability. Establishes the human trafficking and child exploitation prevention special fund to provide grants for various purposes. Effective 7/1/2020.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Feb 5, 2019
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Committee
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Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Kong, Nishimoto, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, Gates, Takayama; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to IAC, JUD/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Joy San Buenaventura
Joy San Buenaventura
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HI
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