S.B. NO. 3001 (Hawaii) — effective upon its approval
For S.B. NO. 3001 (Hawaii), effective date is upon its approval; what it applies to is operators of AI companions, which must disclose that the companion is artificial intelligence where a user is a minor or would be led to believe they are interacting with a human, adopt a protocol for responses to suicidal ideation and self-harm, and not represent that the companion provides professional mental or behavioral health care, recorded from its source on 2026-09-14.
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii our reading
- Instrument
- S.B. NO. 3001 verified
- Short title
- Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act verified
- Effective date
- upon its approval verified
- What it applies to
- operators of AI companions, which must disclose that the companion is artificial intelligence where a user is a minor or would be led to believe they are interacting with a human, adopt a protocol for responses to suicidal ideation and self-harm, and not represent that the companion provides professional mental or behavioral health care our reading
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What the source says
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
— data.capitol.hawaii.gov, retrieved 2026-09-14
Where each value comes from
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Short title
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act
— all from data.capitol.hawaii.gov, retrieved 2026-09-14
Source
- data.capitol.hawaii.govhttps://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3001_CD1_.pdf