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Hawaii 2026

HB 677

RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-18 19:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
DCR, Departmental Assistance, Identification Documents, Offender Reentry
Introduced / first action
2025-01-17 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with various agencies and upon request of the inmates, to assist inmates in obtaining the inmates' civil identification card, birth certificate, social security card, and other relevant identification necessary for successful reentry into society, as soon as practicable. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to initiate the process of obtaining identifying documents for inmates released to work furlough, extended furlough, or community placement programs, by providing the forms necessary for the inmate to obtain civil identification cards and other identifying documents to the inmate as soon as practicable. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 687), recommending referral to FIN.

  3. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

    passage, referral-committee

  4. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 79) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  8. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. Re-referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  11. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  12. Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  13. Pending introduction.

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