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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO EVIDENCE."
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description: "Limits compelled disclosure of sources or unpublished information for journalists, newscasters, and persons participating in collection or dissemination of news or information of substantial public interest.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)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2023 Regular Session"
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identifier: "HB 1502"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 1502 (2023 Regular Session)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Disclosure", "Journalists and Newscasters"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-01-25"
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last_action: "2023-06-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/035bd26f-7e05-4a7e-98ae-2eec72b0cfc6"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1502&year=2023"
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source_hash: "f8ff0bdf51ac1a67f5adf334f34aaeaf6714e981742f46c0fc260766a18b2142"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii HB 1502 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO EVIDENCE.
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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)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB1502** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1502_.HTM)
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2. **HB1502_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1502_CD1_.HTM)
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3. **HB1502_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1502_HD1_.HTM)
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4. **HB1502_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1502_SD1_.HTM)
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5. **HB1502_SD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1502_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
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- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- SAIKI — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-06-23** Act 126, 06/23/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). `became-law`
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- **2023-06-23** Act 126, on 06/23/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1227). `became-law`
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- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
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- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). `receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). `receipt`
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- **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`
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- **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`
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- **2023-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
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- **2023-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 46).
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- **2023-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
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- **2023-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 46) as amended in (CD 1).
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- **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`
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- **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.
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- **2023-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 3:02PM in conference room 325.
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- **2023-04-25** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 3:02PM in conference room 325.
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- **2023-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 975). `receipt`
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- **2023-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; San Buenaventura, Awa.
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- **2023-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
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- **2023-04-20** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Takayama, Souza.
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- **2023-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 721). `receipt`
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- **2023-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
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- **2023-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 702) in amended form (SD 1).
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- **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`
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- **2023-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-23.
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- **2023-04-04** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **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.
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- **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`
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- **2023-03-24** The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-30-23 9:31AM; Conference Room 016. `deferral`
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- **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).
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- **2023-03-10** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 451). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2023-03-07** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **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).
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- **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.
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- **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`
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- **2023-02-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-28-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2023-01-30** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/035bd26f-7e05-4a7e-98ae-2eec72b0cfc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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