HB 647 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO DIGITAL CONTENT BLOCKING CAPABILITIES.

Summary
Requires persons who manufacture, sell, offer for sale, lease, or distribute a product that makes content accessible on the internet to include digital content blocking capability that renders inaccessible human trafficking websites, child pornography, revenge pornography, and other pornographic material. Allows consumers to request deactivation of the blocking capability if the consumer fulfills certain requirements, including payment of a digital access fee that is deposited into the human trafficking victim services fund. Requires persons who manufacture, sell, offer for sale, lease, or distribute a product that makes content accessible on the internet to establish and maintain a reporting system for content that is improperly blocked and pornographic content that the blocking capability fails to block. Establishes the misdemeanor offense of failure to include digital content blocking capability.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Jan 24, 2019
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Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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