SB3001 • 2026

RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Children Technology

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, RHOADS, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA, Wakai
Last action: 2026-05-08
Official status: Enrolled to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms beyond mentioning they are considered unfair or deceptive acts.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act

This act requires operators of AI chatbots to provide clear disclosures, develop safety protocols for user welfare, and submit annual reports on their operations.

What This Bill Does

Requires AI chatbot operators to inform users when they are interacting with artificial intelligence rather than a human.
Forces operators to warn minors that the service is AI during each session or at least every hour in continuous conversations.
Makes companies develop safety plans for dealing with messages about suicide or self-harm from users.
Requires annual reports on how many times they referred users to crisis services and their safety protocols starting January 1, 2027.
Establishes that violations are unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

Who It Names or Affects

AI chatbot companies that serve Hawaii residents
Users of AI chatbots, especially minors

Terms To Know

Artificial Intelligence (AI): A system designed to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence such as understanding language or recognizing patterns.
Conversational AI Service: An application, web interface, or computer program that simulates human conversation and interaction through text, visuals, or voice.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not create a private right for individuals to sue companies.
It only applies to AI chatbots accessible to the general public, excluding those designed primarily for developers or researchers.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

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3001 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
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Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Enrolled to Governor.
2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
2026-04-29 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-04-29 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 95-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-29 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
2026-04-29 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 95-26).
2026-04-29 H
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.
2026-04-29 S
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.
2026-04-28 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:40PM; CR 224.
2026-04-27 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 2:40PM; Conference Room 224.
2026-04-24 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 2:40PM; CR 224.
2026-04-23 S
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 224.
2026-04-23 S
Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 812).
2026-04-22 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).
2026-04-22 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Elefante, Rhoads Co-Chairs; McKelvey, Awa.
2026-04-22 H
House Conferees Changed: Representative Matayoshi added as lead Co-Chair.
2026-04-22 H
Re-referred to CPC, ECD, JHA, referral sheet 32
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Matayoshi, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
2026-04-16 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
2026-04-16 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2026-04-16 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 725).
2026-04-14 H
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.
2026-04-10 H
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
2026-04-08 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.
2026-04-08 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1829-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-01 H
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.
2026-03-30 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-30 H
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).
2026-03-30 H
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1484-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
2026-03-24 H
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.
2026-03-20 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-20 H
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).
2026-03-20 H
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1269-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2026-03-18 H
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.
2026-03-12 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12 H
Referred to ECD, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17
2026-03-12 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-10 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 338) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-03-10 S
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.
2026-03-06 S
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
2026-03-06 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3078) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-03-04 S
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.
2026-02-24 S
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-02-19 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2026-02-19 S
Reported from CPN/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2388) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2026-02-10 S
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.
2026-02-10 S
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.
2026-02-05 S
The committee(s) on CPN/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 9:28AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30 S
Referred to CPN/LBT, JDC.
2026-01-26 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-23 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
DCCA; Attorney General; Office of Consumer Protection; DOH; Artificial Intelligence; AI Companions; Disclosures; Protections; Minors; UDAP; Reports
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)

Current Bill Text

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SB3001

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3001

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to artificial intelligence
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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This Act shall be known and may be cited as the
"Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act".

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SECTION
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Chapter 481B, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows:

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Artificial intelligence; conversational artificial intelligence
services; disclosures; reports; penalties.
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(a)
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If a reasonable person
interacting with a conversational artificial intelligence service would be led
to believe that the person is interacting with a human, an operator shall issue
a clear and conspicuous notification indicating that the service is artificial
intelligence and not human.

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(b)
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If an operator has actual knowledge or
reasonable certainty that an account holder or user is a minor, the operator
shall clearly and conspicuously disclose to the minor account holder or user that
they are interacting with artificial intelligence:

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As a persistent visible disclaimer;
or

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(2)
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Both:

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(A)
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At the beginning of each session;
and

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(B)
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Appearing at least every hour in a
continuous conversational artificial intelligence service interaction that
reminds the user to take a break from the chat and that the conversation is
artificially generated and not human.

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(c)
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An operator shall:

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(1)
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Adopt a protocol for the
conversational artificial intelligence service to respond to user prompts
regarding suicidal ideation or self-harm that includes but is not limited to
making reasonable efforts to provide a response to the user that refers them to
crisis service providers such as a suicide hotline, crisis text line, or other
appropriate crisis services;

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(2)
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Adopt
and maintain a protocol for preventing the production of suicidal ideation,
suicide, or self-harm content to the user, including by providing a
notification to the user that refers the user to crisis service providers;

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(3)
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Use
evidence-based methods for measuring suicidal ideation;

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(4)
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Not knowingly or intentionally cause
or program a conversational artificial intelligence service to make any
representation or statement that explicitly indicates that the service is designed
to provide professional mental or behavioral health care;

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(5)
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Disclose
to a user that the conversational artificial intelligence service may not be
suitable for minors; and

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(6)
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Notify
a user of the operator's duty of care and liability pursuant to this section.

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(d)
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Where an operator knows or has reasonable
certainty that an account holder or user is a minor, an operator shall:

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(1)
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Not provide the user with points or
similar rewards at unpredictable intervals with the intent to encourage
increased engagement with the conversational artificial intelligence service;

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(2)
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Institute reasonable measures to
prevent the conversational artificial intelligence service from:

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(A)
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Producing visual material of
sexually explicit conduct;

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(B)
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Generating direct statements that
the account holder should engage in sexually explicit conduct; or

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(C)
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Generating statements that sexually
objectify the account holder;

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(3)
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Institute reasonable measures to
prevent the conversational artificial intelligence service from generating
statements that would lead a reasonable person to believe that they are
interacting with a human, including:

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(A)
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Explicit claims that the service is
sentient or human;

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(B)
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Statements that simulate emotional
dependence; and

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(C)
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Statements that simulate romantic or
sexual innuendos; and

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(4)
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Offer tools to manage the minor account
holder's or user's privacy and account settings to:

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(A)
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The minor account holder or user;
and

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(B)
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The parent or guardian of the minor
account holder or user if the minor account holder or user is under sixteen
years of age;

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provided
that the operator shall also make the tools required by this paragraph
available to the parent or guardian of a minor account holder or user sixteen
years of age and above as appropriate based on relevant risks.

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(e)
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Beginning January 1, 2027, an operator shall
submit to the department of commerce and consumer affairs an annual report that
includes:

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(1)
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The
number of times an operator has issued a crisis service provider referral in
the preceding calendar year;

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(2)
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Protocols
put in place to detect, remove, and respond to instances of suicidal ideation
by users; and

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(3)
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Protocols
put in place to prohibit a chatbot response about suicidal ideation or actions
with the user;

provided
that the report shall only include the information listed in this subsection
and shall not include any identifiers or personal information about users.

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(f)
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Any violation of this section shall be
considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice under this chapter.

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(g)
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The attorney general may bring an action
based on a violation of this section to recover all of the following relief:

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(1)
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Injunctive relief;

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(2)
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Damages in an amount equal to the
greater of:

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(A)
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Actual damages; or

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(B)
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A civil penalty of $1,000 per
violation; provided that damages awarded under this subparagraph shall not
exceed $1,000,000 per operator; and

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(3)
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Reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs.

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(h)
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Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as creating a private right
of action to enforce this section or to support a private right of action under
any other law.

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(i)
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This section shall not create liability for
the developer of an artificial intelligence model for any violation of this
section by an artificial intelligence system developed by a third party to
provide a conversational artificial intelligence service.

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(j)
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The duties, remedies, and obligations imposed
by this section are cumulative to the duties, remedies, or obligations imposed
under other law and shall not be construed to relieve an operator from any
duties, remedies, or obligations imposed under any other law.

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(k)
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For the purposes of this section:

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"Account
holder" or "user" means a person who:

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(1)
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Has,
or generates, an account or profile to use a conversational artificial
intelligence service; or

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(2)
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Uses
a conversational artificial intelligence service as a guest or through a temporary
account without creating an account or profile.

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"Artificial
intelligence" means an engineered or machine‑based system that
varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit
objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can
influence physical or virtual environments.

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"Conversational
artificial intelligence service" or "service" means an
artificial intelligence software application, web interface, or computer
program, including any system that is integrated into or operates in
conjunction with another social media platform, application, web interface, or
computer program, that is accessible to the general public that primarily
simulates human conversation and interaction through textual, visual, or aural
communications.
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"Conversational
artificial intelligence service" does not include an application, web
interface, or computer program that:

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(1)
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Is primarily designed and marketed
for use by developers or researchers;

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(2)
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Is a feature within another software
application, web interface, or computer program that is not a conversational
artificial intelligence service;

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(3)
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Is designed to provide outputs
relating to a narrow and discrete topic;

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(4)
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Is primarily designed and marketed
for commercial use by business entities;

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(5)
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Functions as a speaker and voice
command interface or voice-activated virtual assistant for a consumer
electronic device; or

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(6)
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Is used by a business solely for
internal purposes.

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"Minor"
means any person under eighteen years of age.

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"Operator"
means a person who develops or makes available a conversational artificial
intelligence service to the public.
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"Operator" does not include mobile application stores or
search engines solely because the mobile application store or search engine
provides access to a conversational artificial intelligence service.

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"Sexually
explicit conduct" has the same meaning as defined in title 18 United
States Code section 2256.
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SECTION
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If any provision of this Act, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the
invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the Act that can
be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end
the provisions of this Act are severable.

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SECTION
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This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.

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SECTION
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New statutory material is
underscored.

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SECTION 6.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DCCA; AG;
Artificial Intelligence; Conversational Artificial Intelligence Services; Disclosures;
Suicide; Minors; Unfair or Deceptive Practices; Penalties; Reports

Description:

Requires
operators of conversational artificial intelligence services in the State to
issue certain disclosures to account holders and users.
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Requires operators to develop protocols to
prevent the production of suicidal ideations in account holders and users.
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Establishes protections for minor account
holders of conversational artificial intelligence services.
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Beginning January 1, 2027, requires operators
to submit annual reports to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
containing certain information.
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Allows the
Department of the Attorney General to bring a civil action against operators
who violate certain requirements and establishes statutory penalties.

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