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HB 9                                                                                              
The Finance Committee has considered:                                                               
                                                                                                    
    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."                             
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    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."                                                               

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The report was signed by Representative Williams, Co-chair, with the                                
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (5):  Meyer, Hawker, Whitaker, Foster, Williams                                             
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (4):  Stoltze, Joule, Croft, Moses                                                
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 9(FIN):                                                  
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Revenue                                                                          
2.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                              
3.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                    
4.  Fiscal, Dept. of Community & Economic Development                                               
                                                                                                    
HB 9 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                       
calendar.