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HI HB745
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Luke Evslin
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AI Summary
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Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 107-25 to establish that Hawaii state building codes based on the International Code Council 2024 suite of codes shall supersede all existing county building codes upon adoption.
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Allows each county to amend the Hawaii state building codes as they apply within their respective jurisdiction after the state codes take effect.
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Repeals Section 107-28, which previously allowed counties to independently amend, adopt, and update Hawaii state building codes without council approval and within a two-year timeframe.
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Centralizes building code authority with the state by requiring uniform adoption of the 2024 International Code Council codes before counties can make modifications.
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Effective date is January 1, 3000.
Legislative Description
Relating To Building Codes.
Counties
Last Action
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).
2/14/2025