HB 745 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO BUILDING CODES.

Summary

Beginning on the date the International Code Council 2024 suite of published codes is adopted as the Hawaii state building code, makes the most recent Hawaii state building codes adopted by the state building code council supersede all existing county building codes and thereafter allows counties to amend the Hawaii state building code as it applies within their jurisdiction. Repeals the counties' authority to adopt, amend, and update the Hawaii state building codes for their respective county building codes. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill updates Hawaii's building code framework by establishing state-level building codes that supersede county codes once the International Code Council 2024 suite is adopted, rather than waiting until January 1, 2028. It also repeals counties' authority to amend state building codes without council approval, centralizing code authority at the state level. The effective date was changed from January 1, 2028 to January 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a fixed 2028 implementation date to a conditional implementation tied to the adoption of the International Code Council 2024 suite, and it removed county autonomy in amending state building codes.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from January 1, 2028 to January 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder date.

Replaced the fixed 2028 implementation date with a conditional trigger based on when the International Code Council 2024 suite is adopted as the state building code.

REQUIREMENT

Removed counties' ability to amend state building codes without council approval, centralizing authority at the state level.

Added specific language requiring counties to adopt state building codes within two years of adoption, with interim applicability if not adopted in time.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Belatti, Kapela, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Matsumoto, Perruso, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 740), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 219) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Kila, Kitagawa, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Grandinetti; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, La Chica, Pierick.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors