HB 2413 HD 1

RELATING TO COMPUTER CRIME

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 2754

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS, OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON, PENAL CODE

Report Title: Computer Crimes

Description: Creates offenses of computer fraud in the first degree as a class B felony, computer fraud in the second degree as a class C felony, computer damage in the first degree as a class B felony and computer damage in the second degree as a class C felony. Allows for forfeiture of property used in commission of these computer crimes. Extends jurisdiction over defendants committing computer crimes beyond Hawaii. Extends the statute of limitation for these crimes to five years. Amends the definition of extortion to include threats of damaging someone's computer. Repeals the present computer fraud statute and the present entry without disruption statute and replaces them with three grades of offenses of unauthorized computer access. (HB2413 HD1) 

 1-26-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        H Referred to the committee on JHA, referral sheet 7       
 2-26-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02
                  /29/00 at 2:30 PM in House conference room 325.
 2-29-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-02-00.
 3- 2-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:12 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Saiki, Cachola, Chang, Garcia, Kaho`ohalahala, Lee,         
                  Morita, Takumi, Auwae, Pendleton, Thielen, Whalen;
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s)        
                  ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Hamakawa, Hiraki,
                  Yoshinaga
 3- 3-00        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 670-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and placement on the
                  calendar for Third Reading
 3- 3-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed
                  on the calendar for Third Reading  with
                  Representative(s) None voting no and
                  Representative(s)  Herkes, McDermott, Okamura
                  excused
 3- 7-00        H Passed Third Reading                                     
 3- 7-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki, Chang, Fox,        
                  Okamura excused
 3- 7-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3- 9-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 345)                  
 3- 9-00        S Passed First Reading and referred to JDC