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Senate committee advances consumer bills on unsolicited mail, charities and insurance while deferring crypto and social-media measures
Summary
At its March 18 meeting, the Hawaii Senate Commerce Committee passed or advanced a set of consumer-focused bills — including measures on unsolicited mail, charitable solicitation and insurance transparency — and deferred two measures (crypto kiosks and social-media account deletion) for further amendments.
The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on March 18 moved a package of consumer bills forward and deferred two that required more work.
The committee passed House Bill 1511, HD2, which would prohibit unsolicited mail and electronic communications that use high-pressure tactics or falsely imply affiliation; the committee adopted amendments to define “affiliated” and “unsolicited” and to clarify that legitimate communications with existing customers are excluded. The committee recorded the recommendation as adopted; the roll call as read in the hearing included the chair and several senators voting aye.
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