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Bill RELATING TO EVIDENCE. Limits compelled disclosure of sources or unpublished information for journalists, newscasters, and persons participating in collection or dissemination of news or information of substantial public interest. Establishes exceptions. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2023 Regular Session HB 1502 Hawaii HB 1502 (2023 Regular Session)
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Hawaii HB 1502 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO EVIDENCE.

Limits compelled disclosure of sources or unpublished information for journalists, newscasters, and persons participating in collection or dissemination of news or information of substantial public interest. Establishes exceptions. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. HB1502 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1502_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1502_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB1502_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB1502_SD1_PROPOSED (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 30 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • SAIKI — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-06-23 Act 126, 06/23/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). became-law
  • 2023-06-23 Act 126, on 06/23/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). became-law
  • 2023-05-03 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). receipt
  • 2023-05-02 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). receipt
  • 2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). passage
  • 2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Dela Cruz, Fevella, Inouye, Kim, McKelvey, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). passage
  • 2023-04-27 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
  • 2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 46).
  • 2023-04-27 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
  • 2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 46) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2023-04-27 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) Rhoads, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-04-27 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2023-04-26 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 3:02PM in conference room 325.
  • 2023-04-25 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 3:02PM in conference room 325.
  • 2023-04-24 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 975). receipt
  • 2023-04-24 Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; San Buenaventura, Awa.
  • 2023-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 830). receipt
  • 2023-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Takayama, Souza.
  • 2023-04-13 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 721). receipt
  • 2023-04-11 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2023-04-06 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 702) in amended form (SD 1).
  • 2023-04-06 Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2023-04-04 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-23.
  • 2023-04-04 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-04-04 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1616) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2023-03-30 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-24 The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-30-23 9:31AM; Conference Room 016. deferral
  • 2023-03-20 The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-23 9:35AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).
  • 2023-03-10 Referred to JDC. referral-committee
  • 2023-03-09 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2023-03-09 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 451). introduction, receipt
  • 2023-03-07 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2023-03-02 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 none excused (0).
  • 2023-03-02 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 829) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2023-02-28 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-02-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-28-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-01-30 Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 referral-committee
  • 2023-01-25 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/035bd26f-7e05-4a7e-98ae-2eec72b0cfc6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).