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HB1782HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Artificial Intelligence For The Protection Of Minors.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

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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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by ECD
  3. HD2by CPC
  4. HD3by JHA
  5. SD1by HHS
  6. SD2by JDC

Companion measure: SB2788. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House ECD committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    7 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  3. House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    7 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 3 excused

  4. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House JHA committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3

    7 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  6. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. Labor and Technology (LBT) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  8. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  10. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  11. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1782
MemberLBT
HD3		HHS
HD3		CPN
SD1		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedExcusedAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) (SD1)
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012ExcusedAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
11 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLBT
HD3		HHS
HD3		CPN
SD1		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1782
MemberECD
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		JHA
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeExcusedAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeExcusedAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeExcused
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye*AyeAyeAdded reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeExcusedAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcusedAyeExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcusedAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcusedAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
24 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		JHA
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to ECD, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-30-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee(s) on ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

  6. Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 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.

  8. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 147-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  9. 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).

  10. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-19-26.

  12. Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:05PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 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.

  14. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 758-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  15. 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).

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 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.

  18. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1118-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  19. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  20. 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.

  21. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 288).

  22. Passed First Reading.

  23. Referred to LBT/HHS, CPN/JDC.

  24. The committee(s) on LBT/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  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.

  26. 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.

  27. The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-26 9:20AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  28. 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.

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

  30. The committee(s) on CPN/JDC deferred the measure until 04-07-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  31. 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.

  32. 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.

  33. Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3785) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  34. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  35. 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.

  36. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 622) in amended form (SD 2).

  37. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  38. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

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

  40. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Ilagan, Poepoe Co-Chairs; La Chica, Tam, Gedeon.

  41. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).

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