HawaiiLaw limits when home security data can go to police
Companies that handle data from covered home security devices may share it with law enforcement only with written consent, a warrant, or in a tightly limited emergency.
What it does
Companies may share data from covered home security devices with law enforcement only with written consent, a warrant, or in a narrowly defined emergency involving imminent death or serious harm.
Operators must let people use covered home security devices without agreeing to share their data with law enforcement, and must clearly explain that choice.
The attorney general may seek court orders, damages or a civil penalty, and legal costs for violations; individuals cannot bring private lawsuits based on those violations.
Argument forUsers may have more control over home security recordings because companies generally need written consent or a warrant before sharing them with law enforcement.
Argument againstPeople whose data is shared in violation of the law may have to rely on the attorney general to seek relief because they cannot bring a private lawsuit.
More detail
Operators may share user data with law enforcement only with written consent, a judicial warrant, or under a narrowly defined emergency exception. This applies to companies that make or run covered devices for the public and collect, keep, or control access to user account data. A store is not covered solely because it sells or provides access to a device. The emergency must involve an imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm from kidnapping, abduction, or hostage-taking. There must not have been enough advance notice to get court approval; the officer must reasonably believe a court would approve the order; the data must be necessary and the only potential data available to prevent the harm; and it must be accessed before a warrant could issue. The section states that it takes effect July 1, 2026.
Operators must not make consent to data sharing a condition of using a device, and must clearly tell users that refusing consent will not end their access. This applies to operators of covered residential security or monitoring devices that record images or audio and allow digital storage, transmission, or remote access. Personal devices used incidentally for recording and devices without recording capability are excluded. The section states that it takes effect July 1, 2026.
A violation is treated as an unfair or deceptive business practice; the attorney general may sue for a court order, damages or a civil penalty, and legal fees and costs. These enforcement rules apply to violations of the section governing operators' sharing of smart household security device data with law enforcement. No person, including a consumer, may bring a private action to enforce this section or bring an action under another law based on a violation of it. These duties and remedies add to obligations under other laws and do not remove them. The section states that it takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jul 14Act 253, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1355).Latest
- Jul 14Act 253, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1355).Became Law
- May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
- May 8Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
- May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
- Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran voting no (1) and none excused (0).Major
- May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
- Apr 29Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 47-26).
- Apr 2948 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
- Apr 29Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 47-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- Apr 29Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- Apr 28The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
- Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 28The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Tarnas, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
- Apr 27Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.
- Apr 24Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:40PM; CR 224.
- Apr 23Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 724).Minor
- Apr 23House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Pierick.
- Apr 23Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 816).Minor
- Apr 23Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224.
- Apr 22Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Awa.
- Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 608).Minor
- Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
- Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
- Apr 14Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10Deferred one day 04-14-26.Minor
- Apr 8Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1834-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Apr 8Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.
- Apr 1The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 25Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1431-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).Minor
- Mar 18The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Mar 12Pass First ReadingMinor
- Mar 12Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17Minor
- Mar 10Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 142) in amended form (SD 2).Minor
- Mar 6Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3045) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- Mar 6One Day Notice 03-10-26.
- Mar 3The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- Feb 20Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2647) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to JDC.
- Feb 20Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to JDC.Minor
- Feb 17The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2270) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to CPN.
- Feb 13Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to CPN.
- Feb 13The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 9:20AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- Feb 12The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-17-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- Feb 12The committee on CPN has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-17-26 9:25AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
- Feb 12The committee on CPN has rescheduled its decision making to 02-13-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- Feb 12Re-Referred to CPN, JDC.Minor
- 2025
- Dec 8Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.Minor
- Jan 23Referred to CPN.Minor
- Jan 21Passed First Reading.Minor
- Jan 17Introduced.Introduced
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