SB 254 Hawaii Senate · 2020 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
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Jan 2019
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Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Dec 1, 2019
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Jan 22, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to TEC/JDC, WAM.
Jan 18, 2019
Senate · Introduced
Introduced.
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