Legislature(2003 - 2004)
2003-02-26 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2003-02-26 House Journal Page 0307 HB 9 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 9 "An Act relating to the registration of individuals who perform home inspections; relating to regulation of contractors; relating to registration fees for specialty contractors, home inspectors, and associate home inspectors; relating to home inspection requirements for residential loans purchased or approved by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; relating to civil actions by and against home inspectors and to civil actions arising from residential unit inspections; and providing for an effective date." 2003-02-26 House Journal Page 0308 with the: Journal Page L&C RPT CS(L&C) 6DP 98 FN1: ZERO(REV) 99 FN2: ZERO(LAW) 99 FN3: ZERO(LWF) 99 FN4: (CED) 99 JUD RPT CS(JUD) 4DP 2NR 1AM 145 FN1: ZERO(REV) 145 FN2: ZERO(LAW) 145 FN3: ZERO(LWF) 145 FN4: (CED) 145 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 5DP 4NR 265 FN1: ZERO(REV) 266 FN2: ZERO(LAW) 266 FN3: ZERO(LWF) 266 FN4: (CED) 266 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. 9(FIN) "An Act relating to the registration of individuals who perform home inspections; relating to regulation of contractors; relating to registration fees for specialty contractors, home inspectors, and associate home inspectors; relating to home inspection requirements for residential loans purchased or approved by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; relating to civil actions by and against home inspectors and to civil actions arising from residential unit inspections; repealing a law that limits liability for damages based on a duty to inspect a residential unit to damages caused by gross negligence or intentional misconduct; and providing for an effective date." There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Berkowitz and Rokeberg: 2003-02-26 House Journal Page 0309 Page 10, line 19: Delete "or" Page 10, line 21: Delete the period. Insert the following material: "; or (3) acquired the property for which the home inspection report was conducted by inheritance or bequest from a person who could have brought an action under (1) or (2) of this subsection." Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 9(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 9(FIN) am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSHB 9(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 9(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 24 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 3 VACANT: 1 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Fate, Foster, Gara, Gruenberg, Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Kott, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Weyhrauch, Williams, Wilson, Wolf Nays: Coghill, Croft, Dahlstrom, Gatto, Guttenberg, Joule, Kapsner, Kohring, Kookesh, Masek, Stoltze Excused: Kerttula 2003-02-26 House Journal Page 0310 Absent: Chenault, Morgan, Whitaker And so, CSHB 9(FIN) am passed the House. Representative Coghill moved the effective date clauses. The question being: "Shall the effective date clauses be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 9(FIN) am Third Reading Effective Dates YEAS: 32 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 1 VACANT: 1 Yeas: Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Fate, Foster, Gara, Gatto, Gruenberg, Harris, Hawker, Heinze, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kookesh, Kott, Lynn, Masek, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson, Wolf Nays: Berkowitz, Cissna, Croft, Guttenberg, Kohring Excused: Kerttula Absent: Weyhrauch And so, the effective date clauses were adopted. Representative Stoltze later gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on CSHB 9(FIN) am.