HB 2217 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO IDENTIFICATION.

Summary

Allows applicants for driver's permit, driver's license, or civil identification cards to request a disability notation on their permit, license, or identification card. Requires the Department of Transportation to establish public outreach efforts and coordinate with state and county law enforcement agencies regarding the disability notation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2217_HD1 → HB2217_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised from House District 1 to House District 2, resulting in significant changes to the legislative findings and the bill's structure. The most substantive change is the addition of a new Section 3, which explicitly requires the Department of Transportation to coordinate with law enforcement agencies to include disability notation training in annual officer training. Additionally, the effective date was updated from the placeholder year 3000 to 2026, and the bill number was adjusted from 686 to 751.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded by adding a specific mandate for law enforcement training coordination, moving from a general requirement to establish outreach to a concrete duty to ensure officers are trained on recognizing disability notations.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new Section 3 requiring the Department of Transportation to coordinate with law enforcement to include disability notation recognition in annual officer training.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata including the bill number (from 686 to 751), page count, and revision history to reflect the House District 2 version.

DEFINITION

Refined the legislative findings to clarify that the disability notation helps identify non-apparent disabilities that may cause unexpected reactions during interactions with law enforcement.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRS/HHS, JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 381).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 664-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Evslin, Grandinetti, Kitagawa, La Chica, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors