SB 2352 SD 2 HD 1

RELATING TO COMPUTER OFFENSES

By Senator(s) CHUMBLEY / IHARA / INOUYE / D. IGE / IWASE / LEVIN

Keywords: ATTORNEYS, CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, FRAUD, OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS, OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON, PENAL CODE

Report Title: Computer Crimes

Description: Creates offenses of computer fraud in the first degree as a class B felony, computer fraud in the second degree as a class C felony, computer damage in the first degree as a class B felony and computer damage in the second degree as a class C felony. Allows for forfeiture of property used in commission of these computer crimes. Extends jurisdiction over defendants committing computer crimes beyond Hawaii. Extends the statute of limitation for these crimes to five years. Amends the definition of extortion to include threats of damaging someone's computer. Repeals the present computer fraud statute and the present entry without disruption statute and replaces them with three grades of offenses of unauthorized computer access. Establishes temporary advisory commission on computer crimes laws. (SB2352 HD1)

 1-21-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to 1. EDU 2. JDC                                
 2- 4-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by EDU on 02-09-00 at
                  2:00p.m. in conference room 212.
 2- 9-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-11-00 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 212.
 2-11-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-16-00 at 2:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 212.
 2-16-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-18-00 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 212.
 2-18-00        S The committee on EDU recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-18-00        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Chumbley, Tam; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Matsunaga, Slom
 2-18-00        S Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2381) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
 2-23-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 03-01-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 3- 1-00        S The measure is deferred until 03-03-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 3- 3-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 3-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2758) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 3- 3-00        S 48 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 25.  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 139)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committee on JHA, referral sheet 29      
 3-15-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03/17/
                  00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-17-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-17-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Cachola, Garcia, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Takumi, Auwae, Pendleton; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 6
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Chang, Lee, Morita, Yoshinaga,
                  Thielen, Whalen
 4- 6-00        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1295-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and placement on the
                  calendar for Third Reading
 4- 6-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed
                  on the calendar for Third Reading  with
                  Representative(s) None voting no and
                  Representative(s)  Arakaki, Herkes, Menor, Meyer,
                  Morihara, Okamura, Souki, Yoshinaga excused
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1)                
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Cachola, Kahikina,
                  Okamura, Stegmaier excused
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 587)                  
 4-13-00        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-13-00        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 660)      
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: D. Ige, Sakamoto,
                  Chumbley, (Co-)Chair; Slom
 4-17-00        H House conferees appointed:  Hamakawa Chairman;
                  Saiki, Auwae
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 674).
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  663)
 4-19-00        S Conference committee meeting scheduled on 04-20-00
                  at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 325.
 4-22-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-24-00 at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 325.
 4-25-00        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Tuesday, 04-25-00 at 6:00 P.M. in conference room
                  325.
 4-26-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-26-00 at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 325.
 4-27-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-27-00 at 2:00 p.m. in conference room 325.