2005-03-09                     House Journal                      Page 0559
HB 81                                                                                             
The Finance Committee has considered:                                                               
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 81                                                                               
    "An Act establishing an administrative fine and procedure for                                   
    construction contractors in certain circumstances; increasing the                               
    amount of a civil penalty for persons acting in the capacity of                                 
    contractors or home inspectors; modifying the elements of a crime                               
    involving contractor registration and residential contractors; and                              
    exempting the administrative hearings for imposing an                                           
    administrative fine on construction contractors from the hearings                               
    conducted by the office of administrative hearings in the                                       
    Department of Administration."                                                                  
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 81(L&C)                                                                   
    "An Act establishing an administrative fine and procedure for                                   
    construction contractors in certain circumstances; increasing the                               
    amount of a civil penalty for persons acting in the capacity of                                 
    contractors or home inspectors; modifying the elements of a crime                               
    involving contractor registration and residential contractors;                                  
    modifying the exemptions from regulation under AS 08.18 for                                     
    contractors; and exempting the administrative hearings for                                      
    imposing an administrative fine on construction contractors from                                
    the hearings conducted by the office of administrative hearings in                              
    the Department of Administration."                                                              
                                                                                                    

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The report was signed by Representatives Meyer and Chenault, Co-                                    
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                              
                                                                                                    
Do pass (3):  Hawker, Foster, Meyer                                                                 
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (6):  Moses, Joule, Stoltze, Croft, Kelly, Chenault                               
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 81(L&C):                                                 
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                      
2.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 81 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                      
calendar.