STAND. COM. REP. NO.  695

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 378

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 378 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LICENSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require an investigator to issue a citation to any person determined to be acting in the capacity of or engaging in the business of a contractor within the State without having a required license.

The Hawaii Construction Alliance, Ironworkers Stabilization Fund, Pacific Resource Partnership, and two individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Subcontractors Association of Hawaii testified in opposition.  The Contractors License Board and General Contractors Association provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs may pursue available civil remedies such as court-ordered injunctions and enhanced fines; and

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 378, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 378, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair