# Hawaii SB 2135: RELATING TO PRIVACY.

Hawaii SB 2135, RELATING TO PRIVACY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-07 (Act 196, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2135
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO PRIVACY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-07, Act 196, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298).
- Sponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Nonconsensual Disclosure of Intimate or Private Images, Felony Offense, Penal Code, Minors, Vulnerable Adults, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (224 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images or private images as a criminal offense. Amends the criteria for an extended term of imprisonment to include an offender whose act of attempting to commit or committing the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images or private images against a minor or vulnerable adult was the proximate cause of the victim's death. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2026-07-07: Act 196, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). (Senate)
- 2026-07-07: Act 196, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882). (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803). (House)
- 2026-04-30: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 6-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 6-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26. (House)
- 2026-04-24: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Rhoads, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Lamosao. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). (House)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 628). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1975-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2026-03-19: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama. (House)
- 2026-03-17: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 176) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3096) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2218) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 02-04-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to LBT, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1298_.PDF)
- SB2135_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_CD1_.HTM)
- SB2135_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2135_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_SD1_.HTM)
- SB2135_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_SD2_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1298_.PDF)
- [SB2135_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB2135_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2135_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB2135_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_SD2_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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