STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1152-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2220

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2220, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION SITES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve enforcement of contracting laws by establishing a Construction Site Inspection Task Force (Task Force) consisting of representatives from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and each county permitting department to strengthen enforcement of contracting laws, including authorizing the Task Force to investigate and inspect construction sites for unlicensed contractors.

     The General Contractors Association of Hawaii; Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO; and Building Industry Association of Hawaii testified in support of this bill. DCCA, the Contractors License Board, the Hawaii Laborers' Union, and a concerned individual provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency, clarity, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2220, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2220, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair