CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 43-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1633

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1633, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTRACTORS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to repeal the leasing restriction on owner-builders who obtain an owner-builder exemption to act as their own contractor and who build or improve residential or farm buildings or structures on their own property and do not offer the buildings or structures for sale.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Reverting to existing statutory language that authorizes lessees to obtain an owner-builder exemption;

(2) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1633, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1633, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ STANLEY CHANG Chair	____________________________ LUKE A. EVSLIN Co-Chair
____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair