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HB177
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
177
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to civil identification cards
.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
1
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Section 286-301, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
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(b)
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The examiner of drivers, upon receipt of the
application by any individual who is a resident or a temporary resident of this
State, shall issue an identification card
, free of charge,
to that individual
[
upon receipt of any appropriate fee established pursuant to
section 286-309
]
.
"
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SECTION
2
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Section 286-301.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
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(b)
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Every application
under this section shall be
free of charge and
made upon the form and in
the manner required by section 286-303 [
and shall be accompanied by the fee
established for compliant identification cards pursuant to section 286-309
]."
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SECTION
3
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Section 286-301.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
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(b)
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Every application
under this section shall be
free of charge and
made upon the form, and
in the manner, required by section 286-303
[
and be accompanied by the fee established for non-limited
purpose identification cards pursuant to section 286-30
].
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The examiner of drivers shall not:
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(1)
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Require any
applicant under this section to furnish information regarding the applicant's
eligibility or ineligibility for a social security number; or
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(2)
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Disclose the
identity of any applicant who does not provide a social security card or social
security number."
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SECTION
4
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Section 286-303, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
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"(b)
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Application for renewal of an identification
card issued after November 1, 1998, for an individual eighty years of age or
older may be done by mailing in or electronically submitting a completed
application
[
and fee
]
, if there is no change in name and
citizenship status.
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The director shall
adopt rules to allow for renewal by mail or electronic methods for individuals
with physical or intellectual disabilities for whom application in person
presents a serious burden.
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For an
individual who has a letter from a licensed primary care provider certifying
that a severe disability causes the individual to be homebound, the director
shall adopt rules allowing for application for renewal of an identification
card under this section by means other than in-person appearance.
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A non-compliant identification card
shall be issued in accordance with section 286-301.5 for
renewal applications not made in person.
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SECTION
5
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Section 286-306, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection
s
(a)
and (b)
to read as follows:
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"(a)
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Every identification card
issued under this part, whether an original or a renewal, shall bear an
expiration date that shall be the date and month of the individual's birthday
eight years after the year of issuance; provided that if the individual is a
legal nonimmigrant, the certificate shall bear an expiration date that is the
same as the expiration date on the individual's arrival-departure record, CBP
Form I-94.
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A cardholder may renew the
cardholder's identification card
, free of charge,
within six months before
the day on which it expires by filing an application in accordance with section
286-303
[
and paying the
prescribed fee [established] by rules of the director
].
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(b)
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If an identification card is lost, destroyed, stolen, or mutilated, the
individual to whom the identification card was issued may obtain a duplicate
, free of charge,
by
[
paying the fee established by rules
of the director and by
]
:
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(1)
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Furnishing
suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or mutilation to the examiner; and
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(2)
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Filing an application
and presenting documentary evidence under section 286-303.
Any individual who loses an identification card and,
after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original, shall immediately surrender
the original to the examiner."
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SECTION
6
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Section 286-308, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
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"(a)
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A cardholder who, after receiving an
identification card, has a change in one or more of the following:
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(1)
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Name, legally
changed by marriage, divorce, adoption, legitimization, order of the lieutenant
governor, or other legal means;
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(2)
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Citizenship
status;
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(3)
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Address; or
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(4)
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Individual in
charge of the cardholder (in the case of a minor or incompetent individual),
within thirty days after the change, shall report
the change, submit supporting documents, and present the cardholder's
identification card to the examiner.
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The
examiner of drivers, upon being furnished with satisfactory proof as to the
change,
[
and receiving payment
of the fee,
]
shall cancel the
identification card and issue a new identification card
, free of charge,
bearing the new
name, citizenship status, or address of the cardholder, making appropriate
notation of the facts upon the records of the examiner."
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SECTION
7
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Section 286-309, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:
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"
�286-309
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Rules.
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For the purpose of carrying out this part, the director, pursuant to
chapter 91, shall adopt rules
[
including
rules assessing reasonable fees
]
for the services provided under this part.
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The rules shall
[
:
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(1)
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Authorize
]
authorize
the examiner of drivers to waive any fee in cases of extreme hardship and
provide criteria for determining whether a waiver is warranted[
; and
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(2)
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Direct the
examiner of drivers to waive all fees for the issuance of an original or
renewal identification card for any individual who is homeless; provided the
individual's homeless status is corroborated by a verification letter issued by
a homeless service provider.
]
, except that no fee may be charged in
connection with the issuance or renewal of any civil identification card under
this chapter.
"
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SECTION
8
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Section 286-312, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
repealed.
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[
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[
�286-312]
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Civil identification card fee special
fund.
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There is established in
the state treasury a special fund to be known as the civil identification card
fee special fund.
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The fund shall consist
of all fees assessed for the processing and issuance of identification cards.
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The fund shall be used for the purposes of
the identification card program.
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The
fund shall be administered by the director.
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The fund shall be held separate and apart from all other moneys, funds,
and accounts in the state treasury.
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Interest and investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund
shall become a part of the fund.
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Any
balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried
over to the next fiscal year.
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]
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SECTION
9
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Any unexpended and unencumbered balance of the civil identification card
fee special fund shall lapse to the general fund.
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SECTION
10
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Statutory material to be
repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New
statutory material is underscored.
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SECTION
11
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This Act shall take
effect on
June 30
, 2025.
INTRODUCED BY:
_____________________________
Report Title:
Civil Identification Card; Free of Charge
Description:
Makes the issuance or renewal of a civil
identification card free of charge.
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Effective 6/30/25.
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