STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1618

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.R. No. 253

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business, to which was referred H.R. No. 253 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO FIND WAYS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE THE STATE'S CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAWS THAT MAY APPLY TO UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) to establish a task force consisting of representatives from certain state and county agencies to find ways to more effectively enforce state civil and criminal laws applicable to unlicensed contractors.

     The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, DCCA Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO), Building Industry Association of Hawaii, The Pacific Resource Partnership, and a concerned individual supported this measure.  Complete Construction Services Corp. supported the intent of this measure. 

     In light of testimony submitted on this matter, your Committee has amended this measure by specifying that the task force consist of two representatives from each of the state and county agencies designated for the task force.  Other technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for style, clarity, and consistency.
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 253, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 253, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair