---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO SEARCH WARRANTS."
description: "Allows courts to authorize an individual or entity other than a sheriff deputy or an officer to provide technical assistance to the deputy sheriff or officer in examining an electronic device or storage media that is the subject of a search warrant. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 488"
citation: "Hawaii SB 488 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package", "Search Warrants", "Technical Assistance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3acae7e-5fbe-48da-b1e0-1f0f6828a9f9"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=488&year=2017"
source_hash: "9856f8104c1733b16e80519c72302f634d2ffc9108c364777b3b7e89144655d7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 488 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO SEARCH WARRANTS.

Allows courts to authorize an individual or entity other than a sheriff deputy or an officer to provide technical assistance to the deputy sheriff or officer in examining an electronic device or storage media that is the subject of a search warrant. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB488** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB488_.HTM)
2. **SB488_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB488_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB488_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB488_HD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-20** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2017-01-23** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-01-23** Referred to JDL/ETT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** The committee(s) on JDL/ETT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-22-17 2:00PM in conference room 414.
- **2017-02-22** The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** The committee(s) on ETT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in ETT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Taniguchi, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** Reported from JDL/ETT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 705) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2017-03-03** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2017-03-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-17.
- **2017-03-07** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 172) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 03-15-17 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2017-03-15** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Johanson, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, C. Lee, Morikawa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-24** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1390) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2017-03-24** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Har, Ichiyama, C. Lee, Souki, Thielen, Tokioka excused (8).
- **2017-03-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, McDermott, McKelvey excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2017-03-29** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 378). `introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Deferred One Day 03-30-17.
- **2017-03-30** Deferred One Day 03-31-17.
- **2017-03-31** Deferred One Day 04-03-17.
- **2017-04-03** Deferred One Day 04-04-17.
- **2017-04-04** Deferred One Day 04-05-17.
- **2017-04-05** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2017-04-06** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 514).
- **2017-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, McDermott.
- **2017-04-17** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 587).
- **2017-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; Taniguchi Co-Chair; K. Rhoads.
- **2017-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 681).
- **2017-04-20** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 10:50AM in conference room 325.
- **2017-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-17 10:20AM in conference room 325.
- **2017-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-17 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2017-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Taniguchi, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2017-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 50).
- **2017-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
- **2017-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 50) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2017-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-17.
- **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 25 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2017-05-03** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 737).
- **2017-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 642).
- **2017-05-04** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-12** Act 196, 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310). `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-12** Act 196, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1310). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3acae7e-5fbe-48da-b1e0-1f0f6828a9f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).