CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 29-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 2298

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2298, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHAPTER 448E, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES,"

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 bill is to strengthen the enforcement provisions of the electrician and plumber licensing law.

Specifically, this bill:

(1) Defines "electrician" and "plumber" for purposes of enforcement;

(2) Requires the entity providing voice communication service to disconnect the telephone number in any advertisement found by a court to have been placed by an unlicensed electrician or plumber;

(3) Prohibits unlicensed persons from advertising or holding themselves out as electricians or plumbers;

(4) Permits the Board of Electricians and Plumbers to suspend or revoke any license, impose fines, or deny the issuance or renewal of a license for unlicensed electrical and plumbing activities; and

(5) Increases the maximum fine for violation of the licensing law from $1,000 to $5,000.

Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date from "July 1, 2050" to "July 1, 2006."

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 S.B. No. 2298, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2298, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair

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RON MENOR, Chair