Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 1970 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that plumbing and electrical work is done properly and safely by requiring that half of all electricians and plumbers who are employed at a job site are licensed according to state requirements.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 1186 supported the intent of this bill. The Contractors License Board and Associated Builders and Contractors, Hawaii Chapter, opposed this measure. The Regulated Industries Complaints Office of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1970 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Labor & Public Employment.