HI HB 2591
died on adjournmentRELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 2591 pass?
No. HI HB 2591 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
What is HI HB 2591 about?
Requires the Chief Data Officer to enhance the State's open data portal website through the phased development and publishing of an artificial intelligence chatbot and necessary data visualizations on statewide shared data sets to assist the public in navigating the open data portal website and finding information about statewide services across state departments and agencies. Requires the Chief Data Officer to develop a system to evaluate and select for procurement artificial intelligence governance tools for use by state departments and agencies and establish a mechanism for reporting and publication of artificial intelligence use cases and artificial intelligence vendors used by the departments and agencies. Appropriates funds.
Who sponsors HI HB 2591?
QUINLAN, GARRETT, ILAGAN and 18 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2591, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Requires the Chief Data Officer to enhance the State's open data portal website through the phased development and publishing of an artificial intelligence chatbot and necessary data visualizations on statewide shared data sets to assist the public in navigating the open data portal website and finding information about statewide services across state departments and agencies. Requires the Chief Data Officer to develop a system to evaluate and select for procurement artificial intelligence governance tools for use by state departments and agencies and establish a mechanism for reporting and publication of artificial intelligence use cases and artificial intelligence vendors used by the departments and agencies. Appropriates funds.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- QUINLANprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- ILAGANprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- KONGprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- SAYAMAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TAMprimary
- TEMPLOprimary
- Evslincosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-02
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
Versions
- HB2591Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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