HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1686 |
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to digital identification.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part XVI to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§286- Digital identification; pilot program. (a)
The director shall establish and implement
a pilot program for the issuance of digital identification; provided that each examiner
of drivers shall administer the pilot program in the examiner of drivers' respective
county.
(b) In
establishing the digital identification pilot program, the director shall:
(1) Assess existing
infrastructure that may be used for digital identification implementation and identify
any infrastructural changes necessary to implement the pilot program;
(2) Upgrade the existing
infrastructure based on the director's findings pursuant to paragraph (1);
(3) Acquire or, if necessary,
develop a mobile application for existing infrastructure that shall include the
following functions:
(A) Enroll
users by validating a government-issued form of identification;
(B) Display
digital identification that includes all information required under this chapter;
(C) An
authentication and verification process for a wireless communication device; and
(D) Ability
to be used in any location regardless of the location's level of wireless connectivity
or cellular telephone service;
(4) Deploy the digital
identification mobile application at no cost to focus groups for testing and evaluation;
(5) In coordination
with the department of the attorney general and the applicable county government,
as necessary, implement a law enforcement version of the application for field testing
the acceptance of digital identification as proof of identity in law enforcement
settings;
(6) In coordination
with the department of business, economic development, and tourism and the Hawaii
tourism authority, assess opportunities for the use of digital identification to
improve government support to business operations, economic development, and tourism
and include in the report submitted pursuant to subsection (e) any findings and
recommendations from the pilot program to promote these opportunities; and
(7) In
coordination with the department of human services, assess opportunities for the
use of digital identification to improve department of human services operations
and include in the report submitted pursuant to subsection (e) findings and recommendations from the
pilot program to promote these opportunities.
(c) Digital identification issued under this section
shall not be used or accepted as valid proof of identification for purposes of compliance
with the REAL ID Act of 2005.
(d) The director may contract with a third party to
establish the pilot program.
(e) In coordination with the department of the attorney
general; department of business, economic development, and tourism; department of
human services; Hawaii tourism authority; and county governments, as applicable,
the director shall submit a report of the director's findings and
recommendations regarding digital identification implementation, including any
proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the regular session of 2023.
(f) For the purposes of this section "digital
identification" includes driver's licenses and government-issued identification
cards issued in a digital format."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022, and shall be repealed on June 30, 2023.
INTRODUCED BY: |
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Report Title:
DOT; Department of the Attorney General; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Human Services; Hawaii Tourism Authority; Digital Identification; Pilot Program
Description:
Requires the Director of Transportation to establish and implement a digital identification pilot program.
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