STAND. COM. REP. NO.  544-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1919

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1919, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the incorporation of housing visitability standards in the construction and renovation of publicly funded residential housing.

 

     The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Disability and Communication Access Board, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, University of Hawaii, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and Self Advocacy Advisory Council supported this measure.  CK Independent Living Builders opposed this measure.  The Department of Health provided comments.  

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the housing visitability standards may apply to all new construction rather than renovation of publicly funded housing projects; and

 

     (2)  Specifying that the International Code Council's Residential Building Code Type C may be the applicable housing visitability standards.

 

     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. 1919, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1919, H.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

 

 

 

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair