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2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB639: Relating To Artificial Intelligence.

Legislative Summary

Requires corporations, organizations, or individuals engaging to commercial transactions or trade practices to clearly and conspicuously notify consumers when the consumer is interacting with an artificial intelligence chatbot or other technology capable of mimicking human behaviors, with certain exemptions. Requires developers that sell, offer for sale, advertise, or make available artificial intelligence chatbots to disclose that their chatbots use artificial intelligence. Authorizes private rights of action. Establishes statutory penalties. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Templo.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 167) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
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) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Consumer Protection & Commerce(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 7
Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Trish La Chica
Trish La Chica
Democrat

Documents

Amended
Bill Text • 2/4/2025 • 17.5 KB
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Introduced
Bill Text • 1/17/2025 • 17.1 KB
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Misc
Misc • 2/4/2025 • 697.0 KB
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Misc
Misc • 1/31/2025 • 706.3 KB
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