HB 377 Hawaii House · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Summary

Requires building permit applicants to provide to the county a certificate of liability insurance issued by a workers' compensation insurance carrier or a self-insurance authorization, or a signed declaration verifying an exemption from coverage, for the applicants and their subcontractors as a prerequisite for the issuance of any building permit. Requires building permit holders to file a signed declaration verifying workers' compensation coverage, self-insurance authorization, or exemption from coverage or insurance requirements for any subcontractor hired after issuance of the permit. Requires coordinated communication between county building permitting agencies and the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to ensure compliance. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2017

Senate Passage

Mar 2017

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Mar 22, 2017

Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 22, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.

Mar 22, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 955) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL.

Mar 14, 2017

Legislature · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Mar 10, 2017

Legislature · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-17 1:15PM in conference room 229.

Mar 9, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Referred to PSM, JDL.

Mar 3, 2017

Legislature · Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 30).

Mar 2, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

Feb 22, 2017

Legislature · Reported by committee

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Choy, Tokioka, Tupola.

Feb 15, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 391) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 9, 2017

Legislature · Reported by committee

The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakashima, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Jan 23, 2017

Legislature · Referred to committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2

Jan 20, 2017

Legislature · Introduced

Pending introduction.

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors