RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS.
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What it does
Official summary
Establishes safeguards, protections, oversight, and penalties for interactions between minors and artificial intelligence companion systems or conversational artificial intelligence services. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD2)
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
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5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Apr 23Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).Latest
Apr 22Re-referred to CPC, ECD, JHA, referral sheet 32Minor
Apr 22House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Ilagan, Poepoe Co-Chairs; La Chica, Tam, Gedeon.
Apr 17Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Minor
Apr 16House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).Minor
Apr 14Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Apr 14Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 622) in amended form (SD 2).
Apr 10Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3785) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Apr 1048 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
Apr 7The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 7The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
Apr 2The committee(s) on CPN/JDC deferred the measure until 04-07-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Minor
Mar 30Reported from LBT/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3356) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.
Mar 30Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.Minor
Mar 27The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-26 9:20AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 25The 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, Lamosao, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 25The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Mar 17The committee(s) on LBT/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Mar 12Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 288).Minor
Mar 12Passed First Reading.Minor
Mar 12Referred to LBT/HHS, CPN/JDC.Minor
Mar 10Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 6Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1118-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Mar 6Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
Mar 5The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 3Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 20Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 758-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 20Report 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) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
Feb 19Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:05PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 19The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Marten, Pierick.Minor
Feb 18The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-19-26.Minor
Feb 13Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 11Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 147-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 11Passed 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) Holt excused (1).Minor
Feb 6The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 2Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 30The committee(s) on ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.Minor
Jan 26Referred to ECD, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1Minor
Jan 26Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-30-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.