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HI SB 3001

enacted

RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 3001 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3001 has been enacted into law as of 2026-07-14. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Act 248, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350).

What is HI SB 3001 about?

Requires operators of AI companions in the State to issue certain disclosures to users. Requires operators to develop certain protocols to respond to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm. Establishes protections for users and minor users of AI companions. Beginning 1/1/2028, requires operators to submit annual reports to the Behavioral Health Administration of the Department of Health containing certain information. Establishes that violations are to be considered unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3001?

KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 3001, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires operators of AI companions in the State to issue certain disclosures to users. Requires operators to develop certain protocols to respond to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm. Establishes protections for users and minor users of AI companions. Beginning 1/1/2028, requires operators to submit annual reports to the Behavioral Health Administration of the Department of Health containing certain information. Establishes that violations are to be considered unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-07-14 — Act 248, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KEOHOKALOLEprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-07-14

    Act 248, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-14

    Act 248, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  4. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  8. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 95-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  10. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 95-26).

  12. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Ilagan, Tarnas, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  13. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Elefante, Rhoads, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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  14. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:40PM; CR 224.

  15. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.

  16. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:40PM; CR 224.

  17. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  18. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Elefante, Rhoads Co-Chairs; McKelvey, Awa.

  20. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 812).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-22

    House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as lead Co-Chair.

  22. 2026-04-22

    Re-referred to CPC, ECD, JHA, referral sheet 32

    referral-committee

  23. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  25. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  26. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  27. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 725).

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  28. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  29. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

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  30. 2026-04-08

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.

  31. 2026-04-08

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1829-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  32. 2026-04-01

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-03-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  34. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  35. 2026-03-30

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1484-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  36. 2026-03-24

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. 2026-03-20

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  39. 2026-03-20

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1269-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  40. 2026-03-18

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  42. 2026-03-12

    Referred to ECD, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17

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  43. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  44. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 338) in amended form (SD 2).

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  45. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  46. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  47. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3078) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  48. 2026-03-04

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2026-02-24

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  50. 2026-02-19

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

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  51. 2026-02-19

    Reported from CPN/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2388) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  52. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, Ihara.

    committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, McKelvey.

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  54. 2026-02-05

    The committee(s) on CPN/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 9:28AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  55. 2026-01-30

    Referred to CPN/LBT, JDC.

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  56. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  57. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-10 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Lamosao: not voting
    • McKelvey: not voting

  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-10 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lamosao: not voting
    • Ihara: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-18 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-01 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 25-0

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