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HI SB415

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2021

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Kouchi

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds a new definition of "intellectual property" to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 708-800, defining it as intangible property rights in creative products protected under copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret laws.

  • Amends the definition of "property" to expressly include intellectual property and property stored in an electronic medium that is retrievable in a perceivable form.

  • Updates property crime statutes to enable prosecution of crimes involving intellectual property and electronically stored property.

  • Applies only prospectively; does not affect rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that existed before the Act's effective date.

  • Takes effect upon approval.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Definition Of Property.

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Last Action

Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.

12/10/2021

Committee Referrals

Government Operations1/25/2021

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