---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY."
description: "Clarifies that the offense of promoting pornography for minors does not apply to a legal guardian of a minor. Deletes the exemption for other persons in loco parentis to a minor. (HB1850 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1850"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1850 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Penal Code", "Promoting Pornography for Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["NISHIMOTO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5971c84-8980-46eb-96c5-7d494f8b2c7d"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1850&year=2018"
source_hash: "0f72afbd2b3596cca1145c7fcfdec35dcd3b6622af071653bbf4b5adb9873bdc"
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 HB 1850 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY.

Clarifies that the offense of promoting pornography for minors does not apply to a legal guardian of a minor. Deletes the exemption for other persons in loco parentis to a minor. (HB1850 CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1850** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1850_.HTM)
2. **HB1850_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1850_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1850_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB1850_HD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-18** Pending introduction.
- **2018-01-19** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-22** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-22-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-02-22** 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, C. Lee, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 883-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** 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) McKelvey, Tokioka, Yamane excused (3).
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Woodson excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 279). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3033) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-21** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-23-18.
- **2018-03-23** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 440) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2018-03-27** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2018-03-28** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 388).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 609).
- **2018-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; Gabbard, K. Rhoads.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 804).
- **2018-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-25-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-26-18 1:30PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Taniguchi, Gabbard, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 56-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 56-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-07-05** Act 096, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 096, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1197). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5971c84-8980-46eb-96c5-7d494f8b2c7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).