CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 29
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1778
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1778, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTRACTORS,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to impose deadlines upon the Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO) for the commencement and completion of an investigation of a complaint of unlicensed contracting, and to appropriate funds for these investigations.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by replacing its contents with language that:
(1) Requires a citation issued by RICO for unlicensed contracting to include an order for the violator to cease and desist the unlicensed activity; presently, the law authorizes, but does not mandate, that a citation include an order of abatement; and
(2) Authorizes a court to impose a fine of not less than $10,000 for each day of violation of a cease and desist order.
Additionally, this measure has been amended to take effect upon its approval, rather than on July 1, 2099.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1778, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1778, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ Kenneth Hiraki, Co-Chair |
____________________________ Ron Menor, Chair |
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____________________________ Dwight Takamine, Co-Chair |
____________________________ Brian T. Taniguchi, Co-Chair |
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