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SB3001HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Artificial Intelligence.

Last status update Jul 14, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires operators of AI companions in the State to issue certain disclosures to users. Requires operators to develop certain protocols to respond to user prompts regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm. Establishes protections for users and minor users of AI companions. Beginning 1/1/2028, requires operators to submit annual reports to the Behavioral Health Administration of the Department of Health containing certain information. Establishes that violations are to be considered unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (CD1)

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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. SD1by LBT
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by ECD
  5. HD2by CPC
  6. HD3by JHA
  7. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB2502. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Labor and Technology (LBT) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House ECD committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

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

    11 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

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

    5 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

  10. House third reading on HD3: Passed

    48 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  11. Senate conference managers on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  12. House conference managers on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  13. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  14. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB3001
MemberCPN
Introduced		LBT
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD3		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedAyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019ExcusedExcusedAyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
12 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberCPN
Introduced		LBT
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD3		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB3001
MemberECD
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		JHA
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Conference
HD3		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeExcusedAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcusedAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcusedAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye*Aye*AyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD2)Dropped reservations at House final reading (CD1)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
24 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
SD2		Second reading
HD1		CPC
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		JHA
HD2		Third reading
HD3		Conference
HD3		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye

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

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to CPN/LBT, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on CPN/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 9:28AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, McKelvey.

  6. 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, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao, Ihara.

  7. Reported from CPN/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2388) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3078) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. 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.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 338) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to ECD, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  19. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1269-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  20. 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) Quinlan excused (1).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  23. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1484-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  24. 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) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama.

  27. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1829-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.

  29. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  30. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  31. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 725).

  32. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  33. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  34. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  35. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

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

  37. House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as lead Co-Chair.

  38. Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 812).

  39. Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Elefante, Rhoads Co-Chairs; McKelvey, Awa.

  40. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).

  41. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224.

  42. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:40PM; CR 224.

  43. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.

  44. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:40PM; CR 224.

  45. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Elefante, Rhoads, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  46. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Ilagan, Tarnas, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  47. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 95-26).

  48. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  49. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 95-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  50. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  51. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

  52. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  53. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  54. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  55. Enrolled to Governor.

  56. Act 248, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350).

  57. Act 248, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1350).

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