HB487 • 2026

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.

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Sponsor: MURAOKA
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how much money will be appropriated for the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Improving Government Efficiency with AI

This bill provides funds for the Legislative Reference Bureau to use artificial intelligence (AI) software to analyze Hawaii's laws and regulations, identify outdated parts, and report back to lawmakers.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates money to the Legislative Reference Bureau to buy AI tools that can analyze state laws and rules.
Requires the bureau to submit a report with findings and recommendations to the legislature.

Who It Names or Affects

The Legislative Reference Bureau, which will use AI tools.
Lawmakers who will receive reports from the bureau.

Terms To Know

Artificial Intelligence (AI): Computer systems that can do tasks that usually need human intelligence, like understanding language or finding patterns in data.
Legislative Reference Bureau: An office that helps lawmakers by researching and analyzing laws and regulations.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact amount of money to be appropriated.
It is unclear what specific changes might come from the AI analysis of Hawaii's laws and rules.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to LMG, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.
Government Efficiency; Regulations; AI; LRB; Appropriation ($)
Appropriate funds to the legislative reference bureau to procure artificial intelligence software and analytic services to streamline state law and regulations. Requires a report to the legislature.

Current Bill Text

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HB487

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

487

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to government efficiency
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The legislature finds that eliminating redundant
or outdated regulations would improve government efficiency.
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Research from the Mercatus Center at George
Mason University estimated that the Code of Hawaii Rules has 108,741
restrictions and 6,438,101 words.
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Several
states have streamlined regulations using an artificial intelligence (AI) tool.

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For example, Ohio has been using AI text
analytics to identify and eliminate outdated and unnecessary administrative codes.
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South Carolina has taken similar steps to scale
back regulations.
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The legislature finds
that, in order to most efficiently and cost-effectively reduce regulatory
redundancy, it is important for the State to leverage modern tools such as AI to
comb through the vast volume of state laws and regulations and eliminate
regulatory obstacles.

The purpose of this Act is to:

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(1)
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Provide funds to
the legislative reference bureau to utilize an AI tool to analyze the Hawaii
Revised Statutes and Hawaii Administrative Rules and identify provisions that
are obsolete, duplicative, or inconsistent with statute or other regulations;
and

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(2)
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Require the legislative
reference bureau to report to the legislature its findings and recommendations.

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SECTION
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $
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or so much thereof as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for procurement of artificial intelligence software
and analytic services to analyze the Hawaii Revised Statutes and Hawaii
Administrative Rules and identify provisions that are obsolete, duplicative, or
inconsistent with statute or other regulations.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the legislative
reference bureau for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION
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The legislative reference bureau
shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any
proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the regular session of
2027.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Government
Efficiency; Regulations; AI; LRB; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriate
funds to the legislative reference bureau to procure
artificial
intelligence software and analytic services
to streamline state law and regulations.
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Requires a report to the legislature.

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