STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1088-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2173

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2173, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ONLINE ACCOUNT PRIVACY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to protect personal privacy by prohibiting employers and educational institutions from requiring or coercing an employee, student, prospective employee, or prospective student to disclose protected personal online account information.  This measure also authorizes private civil actions against violators.

 

     The University of Hawaii supported this measure.  The Department of Education and The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii provided comments on this measure.

 

     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. 2173, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

 

 

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair