STAND. COM. REP. NO. 51

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 23

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 23 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase public safety by requiring the creation of adequate disaster preparedness plans for condominium properties.

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and two individuals testified in support of this measure. The Legislative Action Committee of Community Associations Institute and a few individuals testified in opposition.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to promote further discussion on this measure.

Your Committee notes that concerns were raised in testimony about the burden this requirement would place on smaller condominium projects. Should your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce consider this measure, your Committee respectfully requests that Committee to consider whether this requirement should be limited to condominium projects consisting of 100 or more units.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 23, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 23, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs,

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair