Bills

HB 677: RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION.

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House

Current Status:

In Progress

(2025-02-14: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in collaboration with various agencies and upon request of the inmates, to assist inmates in obtaining the inmates' civil identification card, birth certificate, social security card, and other relevant identification necessary for successful reentry into society, as soon as practicable.  Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to initiate the process of obtaining identifying documents for inmates released to work furlough, extended furlough, or community placement programs, by providing the forms necessary for the inmate to obtain civil identification cards and other identifying documents to the inmate as soon as practicable.

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs6MIN
Feb 12, 2025

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Public Safety9MIN
Jan 31, 2025

House Standing Committee on Public Safety

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