HB2597
House Bill
Passed
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Requires the Chief Data Officer to enhance the State's open data portal website through the phased development and publishing of an artificial intelligence chatbot and necessary data visualizations on statewide shared data sets to assist the public. Requires the Chief Data Officer to develop a system to evaluate and select artificial intelligence governance tools for use by state departments and agencies and establish a mechanism for reporting and publication of artificial intelligence use cases and artificial intelligence vendors used by the departments and agencies. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)
Bill Details
State
Hawaii
Session
2026 Regular Session
Chamber
House
Committee
Ways and Means
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Linda Ichiyama
(Rep - D)
Andrew Garrett
(Rep - D)
Mark Hashem
(Rep - D)
Greggor Ilagan
(Rep - D)
Kirstin Kahaloa
(Rep - D)
Jeanne Kapela
(Rep - D)
Sue Keohokapu-Lee Loy
(Rep - D)
Darius Kila
(Rep - D)
Sam Kong
(Rep - D)
Matthias Kusch
(Rep - D)
Lisa Marten
(Rep - D)
Tyson Miyake
(Rep - D)
Daynette Morikawa
(Rep - D)
Amy Perruso
(Rep - D)
Mahina Poepoe
(Rep - D)
Julie Reyes Oda
(Rep - R)
Jackson Sayama
(Rep - D)
Kanani Souza
(Rep - R)
Gregg Takayama
(Rep - D)
Shirley Ann Templo
(Rep - D)
Kyle Yamashita
(Rep - D)
Action History
2026-03-30
S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30
S
Reported from LBT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3358) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-25
S
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
2026-03-25
S
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
2026-03-20
S
The committee(s) on LBT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10
S
Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM.
2026-03-06
S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06
S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 123).
2026-03-05
H
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05
H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 772-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-02
H
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-02-27
H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-17
H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
2026-02-17
H
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 297-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-06
H
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.
2026-02-02
H
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02
H
Referred to ECD, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28
H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Votes
2026-03-25
Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments
Yea: 4
Nay: 0
2026-03-25
Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With Amendments
Yea: 4
Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-02
H
Economic Development
2026-02-17
H
Finance
2026-03-10
S
Labor and Technology
2026-03-30
S
Ways and Means
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-28
Introduced
2026-02-13
Amended
2026-03-28
Amended
Subjects
Chief Data Officer
Open Data Portal
Comprehensive Hawaii Data Hub
Artificial Intelligence
Governance Tools
State Departments and Agencies
Artificial Intelligence Chatbot
Appropriation ($)
Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)