STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3054

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                   

 

RE:     S.B. No. 2448

        S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2448, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to enact the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act (Modified).

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Uniform Law Commission, Imua Alliance, and two individuals.

 

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Sex Abuse Treatment Center.

 

     Your Committee finds that the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images can result in significant emotional distress, reputational damage, and barriers to employment and education.  Your Committee further finds that the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act aligns with best practices recognized nationally for empowering survivors, deterring future violations by clarifying legal remedies, and recognizing that civil remedies can provide accessible and survivor-centered pathways to justice.  By establishing clear civil remedies for victims, this measure provides a necessary avenue for recourse and accountability outside of the criminal justice system.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2448, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2448, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

 

 

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KARL RHOADS, Chair