Bill Text: HI HB1686 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Digital Identification.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-24 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. [HB1686 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB1686-Amended.html
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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. (a) The director of transportation shall establish and implement a digital identification 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; provided further that the office of enterprise technology services shall assist the director of transportation in establishing and implementing the pilot program.
(b) In
establishing the digital identification pilot program, the director of transportation
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 chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(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;
(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; and
(8) Ensure
that automatic voter registration is included in the pilot program.
(c) The
director of transportation may contract with a third party to establish the pilot
program.
(d) 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 of transportation
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.
(e) For
the purposes of this section, "digital identification" includes a driver's
license and government-issued identification card issued in a digital format.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050, and shall be repealed on June 30, 2025.
Report Title:
Department of Transportation; 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. Effective 7/1/2050. Repeals on 6/30/2025. (SD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
