AI Law Wiki News for April 14, 2026
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Hawaii Advances Three AI Bills Through Legislature
April 14, 2026 (updated April 26) — Hawaii is advancing three significant AI bills through the 2026 legislative session, targeting AI companion safety for minors, AI operator disclosure requirements, and deepfake protections with advertising disclosure. All three bills have passed both chambers and are now in reconciliation as the session approaches its May 2, 2026 deadline.
HB 1782: AI Companion Safeguards for Minors — Establishes a regulatory framework for interactions between AI companion systems and users under 18. Defines "minor" as anyone under 18, broader than federal COPPA threshold of 13 years. Key provisions include disclosure requirements, crisis support protocols, data security requirements, parental tools for time limits, and measures to prevent generation of sexually explicit content for minors. Industry group CCIA has opposed the bill.
SB 3001: AI Operator Disclosure and Safety Act — Targets operators of conversational AI services including chatbots, tutoring tools, and mental health apps. Mandates clear disclosure that users are interacting with AI, with heightened safeguards for minor users and protocols to prevent suicidal ideation.
HB 2137: Deepfake and Synthetic Performer Protections — Regulates AI-generated content including realistic digital imitations, synthetic performers in advertising, and deepfake protections. Requires disclosure of synthetic performers in advertisements and provides civil remedies for individuals harmed by unauthorized AI uses.
Hawaii's three-bill AI package represents one of the most comprehensive state-level AI legislative efforts of 2026. All three bills have passed both chambers and are in reconciliation, signaling broad legislative support for AI regulation.
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Nebraska Governor Signs Conversational AI Safety Act
Governor Jim Pillen approved LB525 on April 14, 2026, after its final passage on April 10 by 49–0. The enacted measure includes the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act in sections 12–18.[1][2]
The chatbot provisions become operative July 1, 2027. They require AI disclosures, safeguards for minor account holders, privacy/account tools, and protocols responding to suicidal-ideation or self-harm prompts. The minor-account safeguards include reasonable measures against specified sexual content and statements simulating humanity or emotional dependence, and a restriction on unpredictable engagement rewards.[2]
The Act authorizes Attorney General enforcement, creates no private right of action, and limits model-developer liability for specified third-party operator violations.[2]
Bill-number clarification: The Legislature records that portions of LB1185 were amended into LB525 through AM2444; LB1185 itself was indefinitely postponed on April 17. The law signed on April 14 was LB525.[1][3]
See the originating LB1185 proposal and its transfer to LB525.