Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB1148 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 1148 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	RELATING TO DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Section 481A-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to read as follows: "[[]§481A-3[]] Deceptive trade practices. (a) A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of the person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person: (1) Passes off goods or services as those of another; (2) Causes likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or services; (3) Causes likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to affiliation, connection, or association with, or certification by, another; (4) Uses deceptive representations or designations of geographic origin in connection with goods or services; (5) Represents that goods or services have sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits, or quantities that they do not have or that a person has a sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection that the person does not have; (6) Represents that goods are original or new if they are deteriorated, altered, reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or secondhand; (7) Represents that goods or services are of a particular standard, quality, or grade, or that goods are of a particular style or model, if they are of another; (8) Disparages the goods, services, or business of another by false or misleading representation of fact; (9) Advertises goods or services with intent not to sell them as advertised; (10) Advertises goods or services with intent not to supply reasonably expectable public demand, unless the advertisement discloses a limitation of quantity; (11) Makes false or misleading statements of fact concerning the reasons for, existence of, or amounts of price reductions; [or] (12) Advertises, displays, or offers a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges other than either of the following: (A) Taxes or fees imposed by a government on the transaction; or (B) Postage or carriage charges that will be reasonably and actually incurred to ship the physical good to the consumer; or [(12)] (13) Engages in any other conduct [which] that similarly creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding. For the purposes of this subsection, "person" has the same meaning as defined in section 481B-21." SECTION 2. Section 481A-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "[[]§481A-5[]] Application. (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) Conduct in compliance with the orders or rules of, or a statute administered by, a federal, state, or local governmental agency; (2) Publishers, broadcasters, printers, or other persons engaged in the dissemination of information or reproduction of printed or pictorial matters who publish, broadcast, or reproduce material without knowledge of its deceptive character; or (3) Actions or appeals pending on July 14, 1969. (b) Sections 481A-3(a)(2) and 481A-3(a)(3) do not apply to the use of a service mark, trademark, certification mark, collective mark, trade name, or other trade identification that was used and not abandoned before July 14, 1969, if the use was in good faith and is otherwise lawful except for this chapter. (c) Section 481A-3(a)(12) shall not apply to a person providing broadband internet access service on its own or as part of a bundle in compliance with the broadband consumer label requirements in title 47 Code of Federal Regulations section 8.1(a). For the purposes of this subsection, "broadband internet access service" has the same meaning as defined in title 47 Code of Federal Regulations section 8.1(b)." SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. Section 481A-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsection (a) to read as follows:
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51	51	"[[]§481A-3[]] Deceptive trade practices. (a) A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of the person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person:
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53	53	(1) Passes off goods or services as those of another;
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55	55	(2) Causes likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or services;
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57	57	(3) Causes likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to affiliation, connection, or association with, or certification by, another;
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59	59	(4) Uses deceptive representations or designations of geographic origin in connection with goods or services;
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61	61	(5) Represents that goods or services have sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits, or quantities that they do not have or that a person has a sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection that the person does not have;
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63	63	(6) Represents that goods are original or new if they are deteriorated, altered, reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or secondhand;
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65	65	(7) Represents that goods or services are of a particular standard, quality, or grade, or that goods are of a particular style or model, if they are of another;
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67	67	(8) Disparages the goods, services, or business of another by false or misleading representation of fact;
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69	69	(9) Advertises goods or services with intent not to sell them as advertised;
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71	71	(10) Advertises goods or services with intent not to supply reasonably expectable public demand, unless the advertisement discloses a limitation of quantity;
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73	73	(11) Makes false or misleading statements of fact concerning the reasons for, existence of, or amounts of price reductions; [or]
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75	75	(12) Advertises, displays, or offers a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges other than either of the following:
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77	77	(A) Taxes or fees imposed by a government on the transaction; or
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79	79	(B) Postage or carriage charges that will be reasonably and actually incurred to ship the physical good to the consumer; or
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81	81	[(12)] (13) Engages in any other conduct [which] that similarly creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding.
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83	83	For the purposes of this subsection, "person" has the same meaning as defined in section 481B-21."
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85	85	SECTION 2. Section 481A-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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87	87	"[[]§481A-5[]] Application. (a) This chapter does not apply to:
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89	89	(1) Conduct in compliance with the orders or rules of, or a statute administered by, a federal, state, or local governmental agency;
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91	91	(2) Publishers, broadcasters, printers, or other persons engaged in the dissemination of information or reproduction of printed or pictorial matters who publish, broadcast, or reproduce material without knowledge of its deceptive character; or
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93	93	(3) Actions or appeals pending on July 14, 1969.
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95	95	(b) Sections 481A-3(a)(2) and 481A-3(a)(3) do not apply to the use of a service mark, trademark, certification mark, collective mark, trade name, or other trade identification that was used and not abandoned before July 14, 1969, if the use was in good faith and is otherwise lawful except for this chapter.
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97	97	(c) Section 481A-3(a)(12) shall not apply to a person providing broadband internet access service on its own or as part of a bundle in compliance with the broadband consumer label requirements in title 47 Code of Federal Regulations section 8.1(a). For the purposes of this subsection, "broadband internet access service" has the same meaning as defined in title 47 Code of Federal Regulations section 8.1(b)."
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99	99	SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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101	101	SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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115	115	Report Title: Deceptive Trade Practices; Hidden Fees; False Advertising Description: Makes it a deceptive practice to advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges, with certain exceptions. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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131	131	Makes it a deceptive practice to advertise, display, or offer a price for goods or services that does not include all mandatory fees or charges, with certain exceptions.
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139	139	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.