HI HB824

Appropriates funds to the legislative reference bureau for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to procure artificial intelligence software and analytic services to analyze Hawaii Revised Statutes and Hawaii Administrative Rules (specific dollar amount left blank in bill text).

Directs the AI tool to identify provisions in state statutes and administrative rules that are obsolete, duplicative, or inconsistent with other laws or regulations.

Requires the legislative reference bureau to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2027 regular legislative session convenes.

Legislature finds that eliminating redundant or outdated regulations will improve government efficiency, noting that the Code of Hawaii Rules contains 108,741 restrictions and over 6 million words.

Cites examples from Ohio and South Carolina that have successfully used AI tools to streamline their administrative codes.