Honolulu, Hawaii
H.D. 1
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2254 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPUTER SECURITY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to criminalize the unauthorized installation of software through misrepresentation or deception in an effort to combat unauthorized retrieval of personal information. This bill will make such deceptive practices a class C felony and provides for civil damages and injunctive relief.
An individual testified in favor of the measure while another provided comments. The Office of the Public Defender opposed this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to December 21, 2058, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2254, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2254, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair |
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