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2003-04-24 House Journal

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2003-04-24                     House Journal                      Page 1100
HB 151                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 151                                                                              
    "An Act relating to claims and court actions for defects in the                                 
    design, construction, and remodeling of certain dwellings; limiting                             
    when certain court actions may be brought; and amending Rules                                   
    79 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure."                                                    
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                   Journal Page                            
                                                                                                    
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) 7DP                                                  707                           
 FN1: ZERO(H.L&C/CED)                                                 708                           
 JUD RPT CS(JUD) 3DP 2NR                                            1004                            
 FN1: ZERO(H.L&C/CED)                                               1004                            
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                             
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(JUD)                                                                  
    (same title)                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
Representative Gara be excused from a call of the House today from                                  
1:05 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                             
                                                                                                    

2003-04-24                     House Journal                      Page 1101
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Gara, Meyer, and                                     
McGuire:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Page 6, line 5:                                                                                     
 Delete all material.                                                                               
 Insert ""Notice of Potential Claims Must Be Provided Within One                                    
Year."  This form shall be contained on a separate page, and must be                                
signed by the purchaser or purchaser's authorized representative.  The                              
signature of either spouse to a building or remodeling contract shall be                            
deemed as authorization of both spouses."                                                           
                                                                                                    
Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that                                          
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative Wilson objected.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Representative Wilson placed a call of the House and lifted the call.                               
                                                                                                    
Representative Wilson withdrew the objection.                                                       
                                                                                                    
There being no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
CSHB 151(JUD) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                         
reading, and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was                             
so ordered.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
CSHB 151(JUD) am was read the third time.                                                           
                                                                                                    
Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that he                                  
be allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                
Objection was heard, and Representative Berkowitz was required to                                   
vote.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that                                       
Representative Rokeberg's previous excuse from a call of the House                                  
today (page 1096) be extended until 1:30 p.m.  There being no                                       
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Williams was noted.                                                
                                                                                                    

2003-04-24                     House Journal                      Page 1102
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 151(JUD) am pass the House?"                                       
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                       
                                                                                                    
CSHB 151(JUD) am                                                                                    
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Croft,                                     
Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gara, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris,                                
Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kohring, Kookesh, Kott,                                    
Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Ogg, Samuels,                                           
Seaton, Stoltze, Weyhrauch, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf                                        
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Cissna, Joule, Rokeberg                                                                   
                                                                                                    
And so, CSHB 151(JUD) am passed the House.                                                          
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                   
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                             
court rule changes.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                                                    
CSHB 151(JUD) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.