# Hawaii HB 1782: RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS.

Hawaii HB 1782, RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by LA CHICA; status failed, last action 2026-04-23 (Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1782
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-23, Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).
- Sponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsors: 23
- Subjects: Attorney General, Office of Consumer Protection, Artificial Intelligence, AI Companion Systems, Conversational AI Services, Minors, Regulation, Oversight, Penalties, CPC, ECD, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (162 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diamond Garcia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Hussey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lauren Matsumoto (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (41)

- 2026-04-23: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810). (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Re-referred to CPC, ECD, JHA, referral sheet 32 (House)
- 2026-04-22: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Ilagan, Poepoe Co-Chairs; La Chica, Tam, Gedeon. (House)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 622) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3785) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: The 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: The 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on CPN/JDC deferred the measure until 04-07-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from LBT/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3356) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-26 9:20AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: 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, Lamosao, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki. (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: The 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. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: The committee(s) on LBT/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 288). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to LBT/HHS, CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed 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. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1118-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-03-05: The 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. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 758-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-20: 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) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-19: Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:05PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-19: The 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. (House)
- 2026-02-18: The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-19-26. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-11: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 147-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-02-11: 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) Holt excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-06: The 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. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-30: The committee(s) on ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to ECD, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-30-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_SD2_.pdf)
- HB1782_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1782_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1782_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_HD3_.HTM)
- HB1782_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1782_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_SD2_.pdf)
- [HB1782_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1782_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1782_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_HD3_.HTM)
- [HB1782_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1782_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1782_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1782-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).