STAND. COM. REP. NO. 807-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1530

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1530, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require that an employer of firefighters maintain its fire staffing service at a level of no less than four on-duty firefighters in each company, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or executive policy in effect on and after July 1, 2025.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Local 1463, IAFF, AFL-CIO. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Office of Collective Bargaining. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance; State Fire Council; County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety; and Honolulu Fire Department.

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. 1530, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair