# Hawaii SB 1037: RELATING TO CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION.

Hawaii SB 1037, RELATING TO CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Lee (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-02-04 (Re-Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1037-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1037
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Re-Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM.
- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Consumer Data Protection, Privacy Rights, Consumer Privacy Special Fund, Appropriations, CPN, JDC/WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a framework to regulate controllers and processors with access to personal consumer data. Establishes penalties. Establishes the Consumer Privacy Special Fund to be administered by the Department of the Attorney General. Appropriates funds.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C.
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-04: Re-Referred to CPN, JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to CPN, WAM/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1037_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1037_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1037_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1037_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1037-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).