RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODES.
Summary
Requires the State Building Code Council to adopt codes or standards within two years of official publication, otherwise automatic adoption into Hawaii State Building Code will occur until such adoption is effectuated. Deletes requirement for Council adoption of new model building codes within 18 months of official publication date. Authorizes Council to receive private funds for code adoption. Appropriates funds to Council. (HB637 CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Signed Jul 11, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
21
Committee
24
Amendments
3
Jul 11, 2017
Signed into law
Act 141, on 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1242).
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Jul 11, 2017
Signed into law
Act 141, 07/10/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1242).
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Apr 28, 2017
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 182).
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Apr 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 182) as amended in (CD 1).
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Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Baker, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.
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Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Takumi, Cullen, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-17 3:45PM in conference room 224.
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Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-17 4:00PM in conference room 224.
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Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
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Apr 11, 2017
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 602) in amended form (SD 2).
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Apr 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Apr 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai.
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Apr 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani.
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Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH/WAM deferred the measure until 04-04-17 9:25AM in conference room 211.
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Mar 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-30-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
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Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH/WAM.
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Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Reported from PSM/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 954) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH/WAM.
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Mar 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Ruderman, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Tokuda.
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Mar 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Baker, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai.
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Mar 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-17 2:45PM in conference room 224.
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Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to PSM/GVO, CPH/WAM.
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Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 138).
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Mar 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
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Feb 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti.
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Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
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Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 541) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Ichiyama, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Yamane.
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Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-15-17.
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Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 114) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
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Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Kong, Cullen, Evans, Ichiyama, C. Lee, Lowen, Say, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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