STAND. COM. REP. NO. 45
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 561
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 561 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Including a narrow exception for employers to access personal social media accounts to investigate complaints, allegations, or the occurrence of sexual, racial, or other harassment in the workplace; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 561, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 561, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,
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____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair |
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