---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS."
description: "Amends the mandatory inscription for civil identification cards to conform with the inscription currently in use. (HB1053 HD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1053"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1053 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOT", "State Civil Identification Cards"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c2243a0-497f-4664-972e-e19a57d95e01"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1053&year=2019"
source_hash: "9272dc867ab7f75847fbbe19289f8f384d88760de43bd8524a3fbbe74f7db34e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 1053 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

Amends the mandatory inscription for civil identification cards to conform with the inscription currently in use. (HB1053 HD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB1053** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1053_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SAIKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-22** Pending introduction.
- **2019-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Monday, 02-04-19 2:05PM in House conference room 325.
- **2019-02-04** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-19.
- **2019-02-04** Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-05-19 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2019-02-05** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, McKelvey, Morikawa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, Lowen, Say, Yamane, Thielen. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 946) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2019-02-28** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1).
- **2019-03-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 442). `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to PSM, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
- **2019-03-12** The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-19 10:45AM in conference room 225.
- **2019-03-15** The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Harimoto, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1323) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
- **2019-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
- **2019-03-29** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-19 10:10AM in conference room 016.
- **2019-04-02** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1901) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-04-05** One Day Notice 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2019-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 690).
- **2019-04-09** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2019-04-26** Act 024, on 04/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125). `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-26** Act 024, 03/25/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1125). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c2243a0-497f-4664-972e-e19a57d95e01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).