Bill Text: HI SB1461 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Building Industry Professionals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-30 - Referred to HOU, CPN. [SB1461 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB1461-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to building industry professionals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 464-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not
apply to work in respect to any [privately]:
(1) Privately
owned or privately controlled one-storied building, dwelling, or structure, for
which the [estimated cost of which] floor area of work does
not exceed [$40,000, nor to any privately] 1,200 square feet; or
(2) Privately
controlled two-storied building, dwelling, or structure, for which the [estimated
cost of which] floor area of work does not exceed [$35,000.] 1,000
square feet.
However, no structure, dwelling, or building in which the principal structural members consist of reinforced concrete or structural steel having riveted, bolted, or welded connections shall be exempted from this chapter.
(b)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to work in respect to any
privately owned or privately controlled [one-storied]:
(1) One-storied
structure[, which] that is used primarily as a residence, for
which the [estimated cost of which] floor area of work does
not exceed [$50,000, nor to any privately owned or privately controlled]
1,500 square feet;
(2) Two-storied
structure[, which] that is used primarily as a residence, for
which the [cost of which] floor area of work does not exceed
[$45,000.] 1,350 square feet; or
(3) One- or two-storied structure that is used primarily as a residence stamped with the seal of a licensed engineer who has qualified in the civil engineering branch."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Construction Projects; Building Professionals; Exemption
Description:
Amends the exemption from the requirement that plans and specifications for construction projects be prepared and construction observed by a licensed engineer, architect, or landscape architect to be determined by floor area of work rather than estimated cost. Exempts one- or two-storied structures that are used primarily as a residence from such requirements.
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