STAND. COM. REP. NO.  989

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1384

      H.D. 3

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1384, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE SPRINKLERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to extend the prohibition established by Act 83, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, that prevents the counties from requiring fire sprinklers in specific family dwelling units and nonresidential agricultural and aquacultural buildings.

The City and County of Honolulu Office of the Mayor, Hawaii Association of Realtors, Pacific Resource Partnership, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii State Fire Council, Maui Department of Fire & Public Safety, and one individual testified in opposition.  The State Building Code Council, Hawaii County Office of the Mayor, and Sakamoto Consulting, LLC provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by extending the foregoing prohibition under Act 83, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, to June 30, 2022.

     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 H.B. No. 1384, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1384, H.D. 3.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair