# Hawaii HB 472: RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION.

Hawaii HB 472, RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Mike Lee (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-25 (Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 325.) (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 472
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-25, Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 325.
- Sponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Digitized Identification Cards, Valid Identification, PSM/CPN, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows digitized identification cards to be accepted as a valid form of identification, under certain conditions. Authorizes state and county law enforcement agencies to accept a digitized identification card as proof of a person's identity beginning 7/1/2027. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark J. Hashem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House

## Actions (38)

- 2025-04-25: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:00PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 3:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 3:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 3:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 3:30PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Garcia. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 3:45PM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Keohokalole, Gabbard Co-Chairs; Fukunaga, DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 643) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1663) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from PSM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1265) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-25-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on PSM/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 244). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to PSM/CPN, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Matsumoto, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1138), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-25: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 620) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-05: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_SD2_.pdf)
- HB472_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_HD1_.HTM)
- HB472_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_SD1_.HTM)
- HB472_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_SD2_.pdf)
- [HB472_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB472_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB472_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB472_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB472-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).