THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
170
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT TO OWN ONE'S OWN DATA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article I of the Hawaii State Constitution to establish the right of each person to own and have an exclusive property right in the data they generate on the Internet.
SECTION 2. Article I of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"[Underlined: RIGHT TO OWN ONE'S OWN DATA]
[Underlined: Section .] [Underlined: Each person shall own and have an exclusive property right in the data that that person generates on a public networked information system such as the Internet. The legislature shall determine which data are subject to this provision and the manner in which this provision shall be implemented and enforced.]"[Underlined: ]
SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
"Shall the constitution guarantee the right of each person to own and have an exclusive property right in the data that person generates on the Internet?"
SECTION 4. New constitutional material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Internet Privacy; Ownership of Data; Constitutional Amendment
Description:
Proposes to amend the Hawaii State Constitution by establishing the right of each person to own and have an exclusive property right in the data they generate on the Internet.
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