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Bill RELATING TO HOME RENOVATIONS. Updates the cost valuations of work on certain residences for the work to qualify for an exemption from the requirement that plans and specifications for construction projects be prepared by a licensed engineer or architect. Clarifies work that is not exempt from these requirements. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2023 Regular Session HB 217 Hawaii HB 217 (2023 Regular Session)
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Architects
Construction Projects
Cost Valuations for Work
Exemption
Home Renovations
Professional Engineers
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AMATO
CHUN
COCHRAN
HASHIMOTO
ICHIYAMA
KILA
KITAGAWA
KOBAYASHI
LOWEN
MARTEN
MATAYOSHI
NAKASHIMA
NISHIMOTO
TAKAYAMA
TAKENOUCHI
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Hawaii HB 217 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HOME RENOVATIONS.

Updates the cost valuations of work on certain residences for the work to qualify for an exemption from the requirement that plans and specifications for construction projects be prepared by a licensed engineer or architect. Clarifies work that is not exempt from these requirements. (CD1)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HB217 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB217_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB217_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB217_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB217_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 60 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 80 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 80 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 20 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • AMATO — primary (person)
  • CHUN — primary (person)
  • COCHRAN — primary (person)
  • HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
  • ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
  • KILA — primary (person)
  • KITAGAWA — primary (person)
  • KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
  • LOWEN — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
  • NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
  • NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
  • TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
  • TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2023-07-05 Act 177, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). became-law
  • 2023-07-05 Act 177, on 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1280). became-law
  • 2023-05-03 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). receipt
  • 2023-05-02 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). receipt
  • 2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela voting no (1) and none excused (0). passage
  • 2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
  • 2023-04-27 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
  • 2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 49).
  • 2023-04-27 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
  • 2023-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 49) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2023-04-27 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-04-27 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Sayama, Aiu, Evslin, Hussey-Burdick, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2023-04-26 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-27-23 3:05PM in conference room 224.
  • 2023-04-26 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 982). receipt
  • 2023-04-26 Senate Conferees Appointed: Chang Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Awa.
  • 2023-04-21 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 830). receipt
  • 2023-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto, Sayama Co-Chairs; Aiu, Evslin, Hussey-Burdick, Matsumoto.
  • 2023-04-14 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). receipt
  • 2023-04-13 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2023-04-11 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 726) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2023-04-11 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2023-04-06 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
  • 2023-04-06 Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1749) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2023-03-29 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-24 The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-29-23 10:01AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2023-03-23 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-23 Reported from HOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1280) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
  • 2023-03-16 The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Kanuha, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-14 The committee(s) on HOU deferred the measure until 03-16-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225. deferral
  • 2023-03-10 The committee(s) on HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-23 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  • 2023-03-09 Referred to HOU, CPN. referral-committee
  • 2023-03-03 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2023-03-03 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 29). introduction, receipt
  • 2023-03-02 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2023-03-02 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 842), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2023-02-22 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Onishi. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-02-17 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-22-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-02-14 Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 384) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
  • 2023-02-08 The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Aiu, Kila, Kitagawa, Marten, Onishi, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-02-03 Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG on Wednesday, 02-08-23 9:30AM in House conference room 312 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-01-25 Referred to HSG, CPC, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
  • 2023-01-20 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-01-19 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0407b27c-a233-43bc-967d-5aaba6918df0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).