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HI HB 677

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 677 pass?

No. HI HB 677 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 677 about?

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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 677?

TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 677.

Description

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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary
  • WARDprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • PIERICKprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 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).

    passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-14

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 687), recommending referral to FIN.

  4. 2025-02-12

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-02-04

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-04

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 79) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  8. 2025-01-31

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-01-27

    Re-referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-01-21

    Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  13. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-01-31 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Belatti: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Woodson: not voting

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-12 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: SB 224not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=677&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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