STAND. COM. REP. NO.  531

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1759

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1759 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF CONTRACTOR UNDER THE CONTRACTOR REPAIR ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the definition of "contractor" under the Contractor Repair Act by deleting entities engaged in the business of selling a dwelling from the definition.

     The Real Estate Commission, Hawaii Association of REALTORS, and BIA-Hawaii supported this bill.  The Subcontractors Association of Hawaii submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1759, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1759, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair