HI HB567 | 2020 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB567

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

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Title

Relating To Digital Content Blockers.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-02-05 - House - House Intrastate Commerce: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-12-01 Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
2019-02-05HouseThe 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.
2019-02-01HouseBill scheduled to be heard by IAC on Tuesday, 02-05-19 9:30AM in House conference room 430.
2019-01-22HouseReferred to IAC, JUD/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
2019-01-22HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
2019-01-18HousePending introduction.

Same As/Similar To

SB254 (Same As) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
HB567 (Carry Over) 2019-02-05 - 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.

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Bill Comments

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