HB 2597: CHIEF DATA OFFICER; OPEN DATA PORTAL; COMPREHENSIVE HAWAII DATA HUB; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; GOVERNANCE TOOLS; STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOT; APPROPRIATION

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2026-02-13

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-02: 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.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

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 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing