STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3251

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1761

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1761, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION CARDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the issuance of limited purpose identification cards for certain residents.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Hawai‘i Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Community Alliance on Prisons, Hawai‘i Friends of Civil Rights, The Legal Clinic, Parents and Children Together, and three individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Community Services and Common Cause Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 requires states to comply with federally mandated eligibility criteria in issuing driver's licenses and identification cards. However, many residents do not drive and are also unable to meet the stringent requirements for a REAL ID-compliant identification card. During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, many places such as libraries and restaurants began requiring valid proof of vaccination and identity for entry. The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of limited purpose identification cards for individuals who satisfy the requirements for a government-issued identification card but are not able to comply with the strict requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding certificates of discharge and prison ID information to the list of acceptable documentation;

(2) Specifying that the limited purpose identification application requirements shall match requirements for limited purpose driver's licenses, for continuity and security, and include a voter registration application;

(3) Clarifying that a person with a REAL ID is ineligible for a limited purpose ID; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1761, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1761, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair