STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1532-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2581

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2581, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to refine and clarify provisions relating to the State Building Code Council and the Hawaii State Building Codes by:

(1)  Modifying the composition, quorum requirements, and duties of the State Building Code Council;

(2)  Amending State Building Code Council procedures for the adoption, modification, and updating of codes and standards of the Hawaii State Building Codes, including clarifying terminology, the code adoption process, and the staggering of code adoptions;

(3)  Prohibiting the adoption of Hawaii State Building Code provisions that conflict with laws governing contractors; and

(4)  Appropriating funds for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 for the State Building Code Council and staff to carry out their duties and functions.

The State Department of Defense; City and County of Honolulu, Department of Planning and Permitting; General Contractors Association of Hawaii; The Pacific Resource Partnership; American Institute of Architects; Hawaii Laborers' Union; State Building Code Council; Subcontractors Association of Hawaii; and Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund supported this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; International Code Council; Building Industry Association of Hawaii; and American Chemistry Council commented on this measure.  

     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. 2581, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair