STAND. COM. REP. NO. 967-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1747

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1747, H.D. 1, 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 consult with building industry trade associations to gather cost data on the implementation of certain building codes or standards, calculate the financial impact of those codes and standards on the cost of single-family and multi-family homes, and include those costs in its annual report to the Governor to determine whether the codes or standards benefit state residents.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Building Industry Association of Hawaii, D.R. Horton Hawaii LLC, and NAIOP Hawaii. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii and Martin Chock & Carden, Inc. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office, Plumbers and Pipefitters UA Local 675, American Institute of Architects Hawaii Council, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the State Building Code Council shall consult with affected and interested industry stakeholders, rather than general building contractor associations and building industry trade associations, to gather information and recommendations on construction practices and certain training; and

(2) 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 Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1747, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1747, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair