STAND. COM. REP. NO. 20

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 81

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 Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 81 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTRACTORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Prohibit the performance of incidental and supplemental work outside the scope of a specialty contractor's license if the specialty contractor is acting as a subcontractor on a project requiring the seal or stamp of a licensed structural engineer; and

(2) Specify that the performance of work in certain crafts or trades shall not be considered incidental or supplemental.

Ironworkers Stabilization Fund, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and an individual testified in support of this measure. The Department of Accounting and General Services and Contractors License Board provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage 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. 81, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 81, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair