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HB745Introduced in the House

Relating To Building Codes.

IntroducedHouse Finance

Introduced by Luke Evslin, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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)

Where it stands

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

December 8, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Friday, 01-31-25 9:15AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-05-25.

  6. Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 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.

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

  9. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

  10. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. 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.

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

  13. 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).

  14. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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