# Hawaii HB 472: RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION. Hawaii HB 472, RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Mike Lee (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Act 157, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258).) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB472-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 472 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) - Title: RELATING TO DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Act 157, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258). - Sponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: Digitized Identification Cards, Valid Identification, PSM/CPN, JDC - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (205 yes, 7 no in all) - 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 ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 | | | 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 3 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 46 | 2 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 2 | | ## Actions (62) - 2026-06-25: Act 157, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258). (Senate) - 2026-06-25: Act 157, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1258). (House) - 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House) - 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House) - 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House) - 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia. (House) - 2026-05-01: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. (Senate) - 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 160-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House) - 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House) - 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 160-26). (Senate) - 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:15PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2026-04-29: Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Keohokalole, Rhoads Co-Chairs. (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 791). (House) - 2026-04-29: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-30-26 1:45PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2026-04-27: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 838). (Senate) - 2026-04-24: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Lee, M., Garcia. (House) - 2026-04-02: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). (Senate) - 2026-04-01: House Conferee(s) discharged. (House) - 2026-03-20: Senate Conferee(s) discharged. (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). (House) - 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - 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/session2026/bills/HB472_CD1_.pdf) - HB472_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_CD1_.HTM) - HB472_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_HD1_.HTM) - HB472_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_SD1_.HTM) - HB472_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_SD2_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1258_.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law) - SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed) - HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed) - HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_CD1_.pdf) - [HB472_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_CD1_.HTM) - [HB472_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_HD1_.HTM) - [HB472_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_SD1_.HTM) - [HB472_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_SD2_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB472_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1258_.PDF) ## Related - [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026) - [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026) - [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026) - [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026) - [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026) - [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB472-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).