CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 160-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: H.B. No. 472

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 472, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish a statutory framework for the electronic display and acceptance of digitized identification cards as valid forms of identification under specified circumstances; and

(2) Beginning July 1, 2027, authorize state and county law enforcement agencies to accept digitized identification cards as proof of a person's identity.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Replacing the broader statutory framework with narrowly tailored provisions authorizing the display of a mobile driver's license to a law enforcement officer on a mobile electronic device, subject to the officer's device capability to verify the license;

(2) Limiting a law enforcement officer's access to only the information necessary to verify the driver's license credential when displayed electronically;

(3) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 472, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 472, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair