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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO FOUND ELECTRONIC DEVICES."
description: "Clarifies that found electronic devices that may contain personal information shall be sanitized before they are provided to finders or disposed of by public auction or other means. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 2738"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2738 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Protection of Personal Information", "Unclaimed Electronic Devices"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c5725dd-7c26-4021-8f88-90152ef5c783"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2738&year=2018"
source_hash: "c292e8b721b8ddc9ffac6400f2da91c1b64d45d5f46d255de38ab24cf7793fec"
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 2738 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO FOUND ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
Clarifies that found electronic devices that may contain personal information shall be sanitized before they are provided to finders or disposed of by public auction or other means. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB2738** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2738_.HTM)
2. **SB2738_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2738_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2738_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2738_HD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **100** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **30** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **30** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Referred to PSM/TRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** The committee(s) on PSM/TRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-18 10:15AM in conference room 225.
- **2018-02-08** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** The committee(s) on TRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Espero, English, Harimoto, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Reported from PSM/TRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2320) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2018-02-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
- **2018-02-16** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-18 10:00AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-02-23** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Riviere, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2838) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 281) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 35 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-14-18 2:00PM in House conference room 329.
- **2018-03-14** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Johanson, LoPresti, Mizuno, Say, Tokioka, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-20** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1228-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-03-20** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, C. Lee, Souki excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-29-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-29** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1855-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Choy, Holt, C. Lee, LoPresti, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (6). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 463). `introduction`
- **2018-04-06** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2018-04-06** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 574).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Takumi, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Morikawa, McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610).
- **2018-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; Inouye, English Co-Chairs.
- **2018-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 794).
- **2018-04-19** Re-referred to CPC, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 62 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19** House Conferees Added: Representative Cullen added as Co-Chair.
- **2018-04-19** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-23-18 2:00PM in conference room 229.
- **2018-04-20** Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 631).
- **2018-04-23** 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) Nishihara, Inouye, English; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-23** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Nishimoto, Cullen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, McDermott.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 63-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 63-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 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).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-05** Act 082, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 082, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1183). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c5725dd-7c26-4021-8f88-90152ef5c783`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).