Loading chat...
HI SB2076
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/21/2026
Primary Sponsor
Glenn Wakai
Click for details
AI Summary
- Amends Hawaii's publicity rights law (Section 482P-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes) to add definitions for "digital replica" and "voice" to protect individuals from unauthorized AI-generated likenesses
- Defines "digital replica" as a computer-generated, highly realistic representation of a person's voice or visual likeness in recordings, images, or audiovisual works where the person did not actually perform or where their performance was materially altered
- Excludes from the digital replica definition: electronic reproduction, sampling, remixing, mastering, or digital remastering authorized by the copyright holder
- Expands the existing definition of "likeness" to explicitly include digital replicas alongside photographs, paintings, and other representations
- Takes effect January 1, 2077, and does not apply retroactively to rights, duties, or proceedings that existed before the effective date
Legislative Description
Relating To Publicity Rights.
Publicity Rights
Last Action
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.
2/6/2026
Committee Referrals
Commerce and Consumer Protection2/6/2026
Labor and Technology1/22/2026
Full Bill Text
No bill text available