Bill Text: HI HB1919 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii House Bill 1919 (Prior Session Legislation)

HI State Legislature page for HB1919

Bill Title: Relating To Housing.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-16 - 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, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). [HB1919 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-HB1919-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1919
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018		H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO HOUSING.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 107, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§107- Publicly funded residential housing; visitability standards. (a) In addition to the requirements set out in section 107-25, beginning January 1, 2019, the Hawaii state building codes may require that all new construction of publicly funded residential housing may incorporate housing visitability standards set forth by the International Code Council's Residential Building Code Type C Unit.

(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to:

(1) Place a financial or administrative burden on the operations or renovations of publicly funded residential housing;

(2) Exceed the requirements for housing provided by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;

(3) Result in a decrease of vacant units within the publicly funded residential housing; and

(4) Provide for preferential treatment to tenants of the publicly funded residential housing.

(c) For the purposes of this section, "publicly funded residential housing" means residential housing developed or financed through the use of public funds pursuant to chapter 201H or 356D."

SECTION 2. Chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§201H- Visitability standards. Beginning January 1, 2019, all construction or renovation of housing projects intended for residential use developed or financed under this chapter may comply with visitability standards set out in section 107- ."

SECTION 3. Chapter 356D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§356D- Visitability standards. Beginning January 1, 2019, all construction or renovation of housing projects intended for residential use developed or financed under this chapter may comply with visitability standards set out in section 107- ."

SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

Publicly Funded Residential Housing; Visitability Standards

Description:

Authorizes the incorporation of housing visitability standards in the new construction of publicly funded residential housing. (HB1919 HD2)

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