STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1121

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 81, H.D. 1, 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 the crafts or trades of certain specialty contractor's licenses shall not be considered incidental or supplemental.

The Prince Kūhiō Hawaiian Civic Club, Ironworkers Stabilization Fund, and an individual testified in support of this measure. The Contractors License Board and Subcontractors Association of Hawaii opposed this measure. The Department of Accounting and General Services provided comments 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 H.B. No. 81, 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