STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1776

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1697

      S.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 Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1697, S.D. 1, 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 ensure that the original intent of Act 119, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, the Contractor Repair Act, in Chapter 672E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is implemented by amending the definition of "contractor" to exclude persons who are only engaged in selling a dwelling and include "owner-builders" who in addition to selling or leasing a dwelling also design, manufacture, supply products for, or develop or construct the dwelling.

     The Real Estate Commission, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Association of Realtors, and Subcontractors Association of Hawaii supported this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1697, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair