HI AI Chatbot Safety
Hawaii Chatbot Safety for Protection of Minors (HB 1782)
Requires AI chatbot operators to disclose non-human status at session start and hourly for minors, and to implement suicide and self-harm response protocols.
Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Enacted
Pending
Effective
TBD
Enforcement
TBD
Died in conference. The last recorded action was April 22-23, 2026 (House conferees appointed; re-referred to CPC, ECD, JHA), and the bill did not reach final passage before the Legislature adjourned sine die on May 8, 2026. It does not appear in the Legislative Reference Bureau compilation of bills passed in the 2026 regular session.
Hawaii State LegislatureWhy It Matters
Notable for broader scope than most state chatbot bills: applies to general conversational AI services, not limited to companion or character chatbots.
Recent Developments
Failed in the 2026 session. The companion measure SB 3001 was the vehicle that passed and was enacted as Act 248 on July 14, 2026.
At a Glance
Applies to
Who Must Comply
- Conversational AI service operators
- General conversational AI providers (broader scope than most companion-only bills)
Obligations fall on:
Safety Provisions
- AI disclosure at start of each session
- Hourly AI disclosure reminders for minors
- Suicide and self-harm response protocols
- Break reminders for extended sessions
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Hawaii
Focus Areas
Cite This
APA
Hawaii. (n.d.). Hawaii Chatbot Safety for Protection of Minors (HB 1782).
Related Regulations
HI SB 3001
Requires operators of AI companions to disclose that a user is interacting with artificial intelligence rather than a person, to maintain protocols for responding to user prompts indicating suicidal ideation or self-harm, and to provide protections for users and minor users. Violations constitute unfair or deceptive acts or practices under HRS section 480-2.
GA AI Chatbot Child Safety
Adds O.C.G.A. section 39-5-6, requiring operators of AI companion chatbots to disclose the chatbot is not a natural person, to adopt a protocol for detecting and responding to expressions of severe harm, to restrict specified manipulative and sexualised interactions with minors, and to perform age assurance before providing access to sexually explicit synthetic content.
ID Conversational AI Safety
Establishes safety requirements for public-facing conversational AI, including crisis service referrals for suicidal ideation, AI disclosure obligations, and enhanced protections for minors including anti-gamification and content safeguards.
HI Deepfake Civil Remedy Act
Creates a civil cause of action allowing individuals to sue over realistic digital imitations (deepfakes) depicting them without consent, with statutory damages available.
NY Kids Chatbot Safety Act
Would amend the General Business Law to prohibit operators of AI companions from providing 'unsafe AI companion features' to minors, and to require an age-determination method that does not rely on government-issued identification.
NH HB 143
Criminalizes use of AI-generated responsive communications to facilitate, encourage, or solicit harmful acts to children, and creates a private right of action for affected children and their parents.
Last updated July 26, 2026. Verify against primary sources before relying on this information.