STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 241-22
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2022
RE: H.B. No. 1747
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2022
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1747 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to require the State Building Code Council to:
Your Committee finds that the State Building
Code Council includes various representatives who have significant experience
with building code and are mostly serving on a volunteer basis. As a state entity, the State Building Code
Council adheres to sunshine laws and welcomes representatives from the industry
and unions to raise concerns regarding codes and construction costs; however, the
primary purpose of building codes and standards are to safeguard life, property,
and general welfare collectively. Your
Committee heard the concerns raised in testimony that the broad nature of the
measure may have unintended consequences and could potentially undermine other
building codes and standards whose primary function and purpose is safeguarding
life, property, and general welfare.
Accordingly,
your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Excluding codes and standards that have a
primary purpose of safeguarding life, property, and general welfare collectively
from the cost data requirements proposed by this measure;
(2) Changing the effective date to January 1,
2050, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) Making
technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency,
and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1747, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1747, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,
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____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair |
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