HI HB1782: Relating To Artificial Intelligence For The Protection Of Minors.

In one paragraph

Hawaii's HB 1782 (H.D. 3, S.D. 2) would add a part to HRS chapter 481B for providers of conversational AI services and AI companion systems. When a provider knows or has reasonable certainty a user is a minor (under 18), it would have to disclose that the user is talking to AI at the start of each session and at least every three hours, and could not knowingly allow certain deceptive or engagement-driving outputs. Violations would carry civil penalties up to $15,000 per violation, per day. As drafted it would take effect January 1, 2077. Each house passed it, but the House disagreed with the Senate amendments and the bill was in conference when the 2026 session ended, so it died.

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What it means for business

None: the bill died and did not become law. It would have required AI chatbot and companion providers to disclose AI status to minors, protect them, and publish a minor protection plan.

Key provisions

1. 1Would apply to providers of a conversational AI service (public-facing AI that primarily simulates human conversation) or AI companion system (designed to simulate ongoing personalized interaction and marketed or intended for companionship)
2. 2Where the provider knows or has reasonable certainty the user is a minor, it would have to disclose clearly that the user is interacting with AI, at the beginning of each session and at least once every three hours
3. 3It could not knowingly allow the service to claim or imply it is human or sentient (absent a clear disclosure), capable of a romantic or sexual relationship, has independent emotions or attachment, or provides professional mental health, medical or therapeutic services, or to use personalized outputs to discourage a user from stopping
4. 4Providers would have to implement reasonable measures to prevent sexually explicit content, content promoting self-harm or illegal activity for minors, and to direct users showing suicidal ideation or self-harm risk to crisis resources
5. 5Each provider would have to adopt, publish and annually review a minor protection plan, and give the office of consumer protection summaries of risk assessments before deploying a new or substantially modified service
6. 6Providers would have to offer parental tools (time limits, privacy and account settings, high-level usage information) and implement age assurance measures
7. 7Would be enforced by the attorney general or the office of consumer protection executive director, with no private action; injunctive relief and civil penalties up to $15,000 per violation, per day, as determined by the court; good-faith, documented compliance efforts would be a defense
8. 8Status: House disagreed with Senate amendments April 16, 2026, House conferees appointed April 22, 2026; not enacted when the session ended

Latest legislative action

Apr 23, 2026. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).

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Related and companion bills

• Hawaii SB2788Relating To Artificial Intelligence For The Protection Of Minors.